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“To understand life, we need to understand proteins,” said New Scientist magazine in July 2022. And yet, if we’re being honest, the...
Sep 125 min read
EV Power Home?
Have you made the switch to electric yet? One of the challenges preventing more people from adopting electric vehicles is concern over...
May 117 min read
Could a Major Solar Storm Cause Chaos?
What’s the most destructive weather you can think of? Chances are that solar storms aren’t what you picture. But perhaps they should be....
Apr 58 min read
AI Gets Emotional
How do you feel about machines tracking your emotions? Imagine if your phone could sense that you’re feeling stressed, and it responded...
Feb 297 min read
The Truth About ChatGPT
ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini – formerly known as Bard – can plan parties, write stories, hold conversations and pass exams. These...
Jan 137 min read
Will Tomorrow's Tech Read Your Mind?
Everyone loves a good magic trick. Take mind-reading, for instance. We can enjoy the stagecraft and illusion safe in the knowledge that...
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Talking About the Economy
If you think Marmite divides opinion, wait until you spend some time in the company of capitalism. Is it the greatest concept in the...
Sep 29, 20225 min read
AI's Role in Organ Transplants
In medical emergencies, every moment counts. That’s why innovations that can shave even fractions of a second off the time it takes...
Sep 28, 20227 min read
Can AI Direct Movies?
Spoiler alert: Yes, it’s already happening. Scorsese. Kubrick. Lynch. Anyone with the last name Coppola. Iconic directors invariably have...
Sep 28, 20225 min read
A Child-Safe Internet
In years gone by, parents would worry about letting their children play out in the street. Nowadays, it’s the potential dangers lurking...
Jul 5, 20225 min read
The Dark Side of Chatbots
Chatbots are proliferating rapidly thanks to advancements in AI. Most of us have come into contact with them, commonly in a customer...
Jul 5, 20226 min read
Predicting Proteins with AI
Proteins probably don’t weigh too heavily on your mind day to day. It’s ironic, given every single cell in your brain, and the rest of...
Jun 14, 20225 min read
Fighting Fire with Tech
What if we could predict the behaviour of bush and forest fires before they ever break out? Thanks to the bright sparks working away at...
May 24, 20224 min read
Reclaiming Val's Voice with AI
Going to the cinema in the late 20th century would have been a very different experience without the acting talent of Mr. Val Kilmer....
May 17, 20225 min read
Managing Dyslexia with AI
I utilise language in almost all aspects of my daily life. I rely heavily on my ability to read, understand and interpret, whether that...
Oct 30, 20214 min read
Futuristic Farming
When I think of farming, I picture tractors, wellington boots, hay bales and an awful lot of hard work. A farm would be one of the last...
Oct 16, 20215 min read
Matchmaking with AI
In December 2020, the BBC published an article detailing how Japan’s government plans to fund artificial intelligence matchmaking schemes...
Aug 4, 20215 min read
The Future of Beauty Tech
I’m no make-up aficionado. I can’t tell powder from primer. But I can appreciate the tech trends that are transforming the beauty...
Jul 24, 20217 min read
Reducing Hospital Admissions with AI
Towards the end of October 2020, Forbes published an article detailing a trial in which an artificial intelligence-based diagnostic tool...
May 29, 20216 min read
The Science of Prediction
Can you believe it’s been more than six months since that nail-biting US presidential election? For many of us “outsiders”, the choice...
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