Science & Technology

Racist Algorithms: The Unspoken Bias in Technology

Technology is rapidly developing to improve our everyday lives, so much so we may not even notice it, but is it being designed with all of us in mind equally? Our personal opinions and belief systems can cause bias in almost every aspect of our lives, but we do not expect that bias to exist in technology, sadly it does exist, and if left unmonitored could prove to be dangerous for our society. […]

Science & Technology

Elements of AI – Free Online Course

A great free course offered by Reaktor’s and the University of Helsinki’s AI course – no programming or complicated math required. The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU has decided to invest in people’s future […]

Science & Technology

COVID-19: Infection Control Tips

If you are reading this there is a high probability that you will contract COVID-19 and recover, but please consider the elderly and immunocompromised for whom recovery will be a struggle, possibly deadly. I’m hearing […]

Netherlands

Amsterdam: ARTIS Micropia & ARTIS Park

ARTIS Micropia Micropia is the only museum of it’s kind in the world displaying microbes. I was instantly taken back to my microbiology degree and could appreciate the vast array of microscopes set ups. There […]

California

Silicon Valley – San Francisco, California

San Francisco’s largest industry is tourism however it is most famous for its array of start-up tech companies which changed the world as we know it. They have revolutionalized and disrupted industries such as Airbnb […]