People have sought more security and safety in their reading. Andrii Kobryn/Shutterstock During times of crisis, people find themselves faced with lifestyle changes. One of the earliest and most noticeable changes seen during the COVID-19 lockdown was how we consume media — and especially how we read. People tend toContinue Reading
Our circadian rhythm is an important aspect of our health. kanyanat wongsa/ Shutterstock Every living human is controlled by an internal “clock” which drives our circadian rhythm – the natural internal process that regulates our sleep-wake cycle during a 24-hour period. This internal clock controls most of our body processesContinue Reading
IPL 2020, RCB vs DC: Marcus Stoinis plays a shot against Royal Challengers Bangalore© BCCI/IPL After losing crucial wickets, Delhi Capitals (DC) will be aiming to post a strong target against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 19th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, at the Dubai InternationalContinue Reading
Worth shouting about? patcharapon via Shutterstock While Donald Trump’s positive test for COVID-19 provoked volatility on US stock markets, they remain only a few percentage points down from the all-time highs reached in early September. After a crash in March caused by the pandemic, major US stock markets such asContinue Reading
In his brilliant new book Who Enters Politics and Why?, academic James Weinberg provides possibly the most sophisticated analysis of why some people decide to stand for office and others don’t. His research discovers that when it comes to their basic human values, politicians really are “different”. Having spent theContinue Reading
EPSRC prize winning photograph by Alexander James Spence, Author provided Artificial intelligence seems to be making enormous advances. It has become the key technology behind self-driving cars, automatic translation systems, speech and textual analysis, image processing and all kinds of diagnosis and recognition systems. In many cases, AI can surpassContinue Reading
blvdone/Shutterstock Basic models for COVID-19 suggest herd immunity is achieved when 60% of people are immune. This is because in a population where everyone is susceptible to the coronavirus, an infected person is estimated to infect on average an additional 2.5 people. Yet if 60% of those theoretical 2.5 peopleContinue Reading
Demand to probe Indian leadership of Facebook has been raging Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg in the USA (2015). Image from Flickr by Narendra Modi. CC BY-2.0. On September 16, Facebook India’s chief issued a statement denying accusations that the social media giantContinue Reading
IPL 2020: Amit Mishra injured the ring finger of his right hand during Delhi Capitals’ match against KKR.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals’ leg-spinner Amit Mishra has been ruled out for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 with a finger injury in his bowling hand. “The 37-year-old sustained a flexorContinue Reading
