Despite increasing awareness, diagnosing a meat allergy can be difficult. Symptoms often develop at night, hours after people have eaten their evening meal, and for those suffering asthma, the two can often be confused. Van Nunen describes it as “an anytime but not an every time allergy”. Symptoms may sometimes not appear at all, while…
Dr Stuart Lavery, consultant of reproductive medicine at University College Hospital in London, said: “People are understandably using this technology to try to get a greater understanding, and to try and pick up things as early as possible because it has such a profound impact on your life if you’re planning a pregnancy.” However, “we…
In 1990, I’d started an exciting job as executive assistant to the director and chief curator of the not-yet-opened Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. On my first day, I was introduced to Peter, the museum’s talented publications manager. I smiled as I shook his hand, but he made no distinct impression. As I settled…
Anna Funder is mere days into her new role at the University of Sydney when we meet there on an overcast Friday afternoon; she waves vaguely in the direction of her new office and says she hasn’t yet unpacked. So, with her encouragement, I gamely agree to play tour guide around my alma mater and…
When white smoke billowed out of the Sistine Chapel chimney a little after 6 p.m. local time on last May 8, signaling to the world that a successor to Pope Francis had been chosen, many were surprised at the relative speed at which the cardinals had managed to elect a new pontiff. As cheers erupted…
Back in 2008, a Wales Under-20s side went deep into the Junior World Championship and hinted at what was coming. Sam Warburton, Justin Tipuric, Dan Biggar, Rhys Webb, Jonathan Davies and Halfpenny were in that side. Grand Slams, titles and World Cup semi-finals. For a time, the best team in the world. One by one,…
Psychologists have long debated whether the human mind can be explained by a single, unified theory or if different functions such as attention and memory must be studied separately. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is entering that debate, offering a new way to explore how the mind works. In July 2025, a study published in Nature…
