Most of my students use AI, and I worry about its corrosive effects. We must not entrust tech companies with our long-term health, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universi...

After making five phone calls to the Moorfields Eye Hospital appointments line over the course of a few weeks to chase up my vitreo-retinal check-up (which should have been scheduled for early June…

Letters: Guardian readers reflect on the ableism rife in the debate about Ray-Ban Meta eyewear, despite the life-changing difference they can make

This time around we're enjoying a Farleigh successful slice of things radioactive, impactful and nitwitted.

As I went for an early(ish) Saturday morning stroll in an attempt to beat the heat of the day to come, I spotted a pale ginger cat sitting quietly on the pavement in the shade cast by a large white…

For our 5th (not 9th) anniversary we find ourselves yards short, Taylor, as we pass through New Albany, only hanging around a brief while to swiftly make a few puns.

There was almost a graduation day vibe on the last day of my sister’s treatment week at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre up in the Wirral, back in April. In fact, thinking back, the Cyclotron pati…

When AI hands us an answer, we risk bypassing the process through which learning happens.

Unch, the clued-up crossword magazine

In which the lass on the bus may have been pondering ‘Mars (anag.)’, solving a maze, anticipating a dessert at the Fat Duck or worrying about the Bill(y/ie).

Now, I may not be very good at cryptic crosswords (although I refuse to give up) but I do enjoy a good puzzle. Hence, during our time up in the Wirral for my sister’s week of treatment for a …

After my sister’s simulation appointment on day one of treatment week, we took a taxi back to the hotel and then went for a leisurely stroll into Port Sunlight to get some fresh air and do a …

Just ten days after returning from a trip oop north for my sister’s day appointment at Clatterbridge Hospital in the Wirral, we were back on the trains again and heading up for her treatment …

Following the placement of tantalum markers, the next hurdle in my sister’s eye journey was a day appointment at Clatterbridge Hospital in the Wirral, near Liverpool – waaaaay up the ot…

Just over a couple of weeks ago, my sister and I headed out on our extremely well-trodden journey back to Moorfields Eye Hospital. This time, she was the patient and I was (attempting to be) the ey…

I recently had one of my standard vitreoretinal (VR) check up appointments at Moorfields. It was supposed to be in early February but as is so often the case, I had to chase it up and it eventually…

AI is everywhere right now. It writes summaries, explains theories, fixes grammar, and recommends playlists.But here’s the thing nobody says out loud: you’re allowed not to use it. Whether you feel…

I recently finished reading Chris McCausland’s autobiography, “Keep Laughing”, so thought I’d share a few thoughts about it. As this isn’t the first time I’ve wr…

In which we pronounce upon Artificial Zinc Buttons, go mining in Missouri, ponder Eddie's attractiveness, and seek new speakers.

Authors, a newsreader, a lawyer and an esteemed colleague: they’re all great – but I’m not married to any of them. Can we really depend on this technology, asks cartoonist and author Martin Rowson

Now come on… there must be loads of you out there! I’m not a tech expert, and most of what I’ve learnt about accessibility has been picked up along my visual impairment journey. B…

His blunt, brash scepticism has made the podcaster and writer something of a cult figure. But as concern over large language models builds, he’s no longer the outsider he once was

Following cataract surgery on my left eye in August last year, both my trusty local optometrist and various ophthalmologists at Moorfields Eye Hospital confirmed that I now meet the legal eyesight …