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Roger Highfield: 80 per cent executive at the Science Museum Group / 20 per cent author, journalist and broadcaster. Views expressed here are 100 per cent his own.
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Here are a few of my latest articles. There are more in my archive.
07
Jun
EARTH HEADING BEYOND ITS SAFE LIMITS FOR HUMANS
Roger Highfield, Science Director, reports on a study that finds human activities have transgressed 7 out of 8 ‘planetary boundaries’.
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07
Jun
Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield
Hay Player: VIRTUAL YOU: HOW BUILDING YOUR DIGITAL TWIN WILL REVOLUTIONIZE MEDICINE AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE
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14
May
Virtual You, Talks at Google
Authors Roger Highfield and Peter Coveney discuss their book "Virtual You: How Building Your Digital Twin Will Revolutionize Medicine and Change Your Life",
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10
May
The Science of Eurovision
Aficionados of air grabs, bizarre costumes, power ballads and pop are not the only ones preparing for the eclectic Eurovision Song Contest. Scientists are now attempting to predict the popular vote
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07
May
Virtual You: How building your digital twin will revolutionise medicine and change your life
Insights public lecture, University of Newcastle
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25
Apr
ROSALIND FRANKLIN’S ROLE REVEALED ON THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DNA DOUBLE HELIX BREAKTHROUGH
Previously overlooked letter, article and exhibit suggest the British chemist Rosalind Franklin contributed more to revealing the ‘secret of life’ than thought
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18
Apr
HOW TO BUILD GREENER, SMARTER CITIES
The new-born city of Palava in India shows how to create conurbations with lower environmental impact, reports Science Director Roger Highfield.
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07
Apr
VIRUS ON HANDS AND SURFACES SPREADS COVID-19 IN THE HOME
Roger Highfield, Science Director, talks to Ajit Lalvani of Imperial College London about the first detailed study of how the virus is transmitted at home
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07
Apr
How digital twins could reshape healthcare
Roger Highfield talks to Charles Passy and Stephanie Kelton of MarketWatch
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06
Apr
Why Some Scientists Believe the Future of Medicine Lies in Creating Digital Twins
By Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield, in Time magazine
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