Sit or Stand? The Desk Dilemma
Certain aspects of life become so ingrained in our daily routines that we hardly notice them. Not too long ago, this could easily have...
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- Sep 29, 2023
- 7 min
Magic Mushrooms: A Mental Health Cure?
What do you think of when you hear the words “magic mushrooms”? It’s likely that you may be picturing long-haired hippies, experimental...
- Jul 22, 2023
- 6 min
The Exciting Potential of Sensory Substitution
From eyes that see over a million different colours to ears that detect a staggering range of frequencies, the human senses are...
- Apr 18, 2023
- 5 min
Bioprinting: An Organ Transplant Revolution?
As technologies go, printing can feel fairly mundane and uninspiring. Sure, some impressive things are being done with 3D printing but...
- Feb 28, 2023
- 7 min
The Death of Old Age
Here’s a cheery question: what medical condition claims more lives than any other? The answer might surprise you. It’s not cancer, heart...
- Jan 16, 2023
- 6 min
Does Science Have a Bias Problem?
How objective are you? Most of us like to think that we always make rational and fact-based decisions, but studies show that we are often...
- Nov 24, 2022
- 6 min
Dopamine: The Good, the Bad and the Downright Unhealthy
Do you often find yourself endlessly scrolling your social media feeds for no apparent reason? You may have asked yourself ‘Why am I...
- Sep 29, 2022
- 5 min
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...
- Jul 5, 2022
- 6 min
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...
- May 24, 2022
- 5 min
The Four-Day Work Week
Pre-pandemic, ideas to improve work-life balance were often abstractions floated by leaders, who could get away with paying them only...
- May 24, 2022
- 4 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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...
- May 10, 2022
- 5 min
VR in the Military
When you think of virtual reality combat simulations, I expect you’ll picture video games. A fully immersive version of Call of Duty,...
- Aug 7, 2021
- 6 min
Growing Old in the Digital Age
Life expectancy in the UK has more than doubled over the course of two and a half centuries, from below 39 years in 1765 to 81.1 years in...
- Jul 24, 2021
- 7 min
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...
- Jun 5, 2021
- 6 min
Could Green Prescriptions Leave You Blue?
In November 2020, The Times published an article exposing the downsides of so-called “green prescriptions”, whereby patients are advised...
- Apr 3, 2021
- 7 min
Burnout: An Occupational Hazard
In October 2020, the Harvard Business Review published an article entitled “What Health Care Can Teach Other Industries About Preventing...
- Jan 9, 2021
- 4 min
Life-Saving Artificial Intelligence
When you hear the term “artificial intelligence”, what springs to mind first? For some, it will be the threat of a robot takeover, in...
- Dec 12, 2020
- 5 min
Honing Health Alerts
Prior to the pandemic, you’d be forgiven for wondering what on earth “WHO” stood for. Now, not a day goes by without some reference to...
- Nov 28, 2020
- 4 min
Mind-Controlled Prosthetics
The term “mind control” may conjure up images of magicians and hypnotherapists, but where prosthetics are concerned, it represents hope....
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