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Concussion can accelerate ageing of the brain – research from the rugby pitch
Shutterstock/Alex Kravtsov The serious harm caused by concussion in sport first became apparent among the “punch-drunk” boxers who suffered repetitive blows to the head over the course of their fighting careers. A related form of brain damage is known to affect a range of other sports and professions, where repeatedContinue Reading
IPL 2020, RCB vs KXIP Today’s Match Live Updates: Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal Off To Steady Start For Royal Challengers Bangalore | Cricket News
RCB vs KXIP IPL 2020 Score: Virat Kohli is playing his 200th game for Royal Challengers Bangalore.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli has won the toss and opted to bat against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in match 31 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the SharjahContinue Reading
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab live score over Match 31 T20 1 5 updates
Follow the Indian Premier League 2020 live cricket score on Sports.NDTV.com. After 2.0 overs, Royal Challengers Bangalore are 18/0. Get live score, ball by ball commentary and much more. Keep track of Indian Premier League 2020 today match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab. Everything related to RoyalContinue Reading
Caribbean alphabet series provides lots of laughs on TikTok
‘C’ is for comedy TikTok users @wellonyc and @stephon23, who each do a version of the “Letter of the Day” series. Screenshots taken from their respective TikTok feeds. Caribbean people are well-known for using humour as a means of social commentary and processing serious issues. In the midst of theContinue Reading
When government ministers denigrate lawyers, their real target is the rule of law
I am always suspicious when members of government begin to denigrate lawyers, and even more so when this happens alongside what seems to be a concerted attempt to reshape the relationship between government authority and law. This is not because lawyers are not worthy of criticism; of course they (we)Continue Reading
The threat of ‘killer robots’ is real and closer than you might think
Media Whalestock/Shutterstock From self-driving cars, to digital assistants, artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming an integral technology in our lives today. But this same technology that can help to make our day-to-day life easier is also being incorporated into weapons for use in combat situations. Weaponised AI features heavily inContinue Reading
“Film Your Hospital” – the anatomy of a COVID-19 conspiracy theory
Shutterstock/MartaDM It’s widely believed that social media conspiracy theories are driven by malicious and anonymous “bots” set up by shadowy third parties. But my new research – which examined an extremely successful COVID-19 conspiracy theory – has shown that ordinary citizen accounts can be just as culpable when it comesContinue Reading
How strong your grip is says a lot about your health
Grip strength declines with many health conditions. Lars Hallstrom/ Shutterstock The human hand is remarkable. Not only does it allow us to throw, grab, climb and pick things up, it can also be a measure of health. Using hand-grip strength – which assesses the amount of force a person canContinue Reading
Life on Earth: why we may have the Moon’s now defunct magnetic field to thank for it
Photo of a nearly full Moon shining brightly on the Earth's atmosphere, taken from the International Space Station. NASA The habitability of a planet depends on many factors. One is the existence of a strong and long-lived magnetic field. These fields are generated thousands of kilometres below the planet’s surfaceContinue Reading
How we discovered that VR can profile your personality
Mark Nazh/Shutterstock Virtual reality (VR) has the power to take us out of our surroundings and transport us to far-off lands. From a quick round of golf, to fighting monsters or going for a skydive, all of this can be achieved from the comfort of your home. But it’s notContinue Reading