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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.
27
Mar
GENETIC DATA BIAS, WHY IT MATTERS AND HOW TO FIX IT
This week we explore racial bias in genetic databases in an online event. Science Director Roger Highfield talks to Professor Naomi Allen, Chief Scientist of UK Biobank.
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20
Mar
Artificial intelligence democratises flood forecasting
Roger Highfield, Science Director, discusses a paper published today that suggests AI could warn one fifth of the world’s population about devastating floods.
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14
Mar
The Art of Science
Festival of Tomorrow event
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07
Mar
Stephen Hawking: Genius at Work
Roger Highfield discusses his favourite objects from Stephen Hawking’s office, the subject of his new book: Stephen Hawking: Genius at Work.
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14
Feb
the amazon may be approaching a 2050 'tipping point'
A new warning about a large-scale collapse of the world’s greatest rainforest comes from a study published today, reports Roger Highfield, Science Director.
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31
Jan
Climate change wipes climate memory
The rapid melting of glaciers is wiping out valuable records of past climates, reports Roger Highfield, Science Director.
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26
Jan
dawn of a new era for synthetic life
A toolkit to reengineer life has been assembled by scientists in Cambridge, marking a new era of synthetic biology, reports Science Director Roger Highfield
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26
Jan
MIND OVER MATTER: THE NEUROSCIENTIST PROBING THE MIND-BODY LINK IN OUR GROUNDBREAKING ONLINE SURVEY
MIND OVER MATTER: THE NEUROSCIENTIST PROBING THE MIND-BODY LINK IN OUR GROUNDBREAKING ONLINE SURVEY
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18
Jan
sea level rise could cost Europe billions
Science Director, Roger Highfield, discusses a report published today on a detailed regional study that underlines the colossal cost of doing nothing to curb climate change.
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15
Jan
UNLOCK YOUR COGNITIVE POTENTIAL BY TAKING PART IN OUR STUDY OF BEHAVIOUR AND THE BRAIN
Roger Highfield invites you to take part in a major new study exploring the relationship between brain and body
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