Risky Talk review: How to protect yourself from dodgy statistics
2 March 2020
Everything from genetic tests to immigration numbers is full of shaky statistics. David Spiegelhalter's new podcast helps separate the factual from the flaky
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It's too soon to tell if robots help autistic children's social skills
22 August 2018
A US study is the latest to suggest robots could help autistic children learn social skills. Unfortunately, it's far from proven
A robot has performed eye surgery on humans for the first time
18 June 2018
For the first time, six people have had eye surgery performed by a robot that was able to filter out the tremors from a surgeon's hand
How Theresa May’s plan for an AI-powered NHS could go very wrong
21 May 2018
Trials of artificial intelligence show it can spot diseases that doctors miss – but rolling the tech out across the UK might prove more difficult
An AI can now tell how malnourished a child is just from a photo
18 May 2018
A company in Kenya has devised a system that uses artificial intelligence to detect a child’s level of malnutrition from a photo, without bulky equipment or examinations
Robotic implant could help children with rare disorder eat again
10 January 2018
The device lengthens the oesophagus so its two ends can be stitched back together, improving life for children with a birth defect called oesophageal atresia
AI listens in on emergency calls to diagnose cardiac arrest
9 January 2018
Identifying cardiac arrest over the phone is a tricky task, in Denmark eaves-dropping artificial intelligence is lending a helping hand
Video gaming disorder to be officially recognised for first time
20 December 2017
Obsessively playing video games can be so detrimental that the World Health Organization is going to recognise it as a mental health condition
Addicted to tech? A brain chemical imbalance may be to blame
30 November 2017
A study of Korean teenagers suggests a brain chemical imbalance can be a sign of tech addiction. But is it really possible to be addicted to your smartphone?
Did Pokémon Go really kill 250 people in traffic accidents?
28 November 2017
A surge in road accidents in Indiana has been blamed on Pokémon Go, but other apps are also likely to be contributing to a rise in crashes
