Mark Cantrell's Blog, page 23
February 28, 2020
Technology: We need to get our heads around brain-computer interfaces
Experts are urging the Government to get behind neural interface technologies.
February 21, 2020
Health: Scientists present findings of world’s largest review of food’s impact on mental health
In the food for mood We’ve all heard that food is good for our mood, but now a new study has identified those nutrients proven to help manage mental health for the better By Mark Cantrell IT’S well established that a poor diet will have a negative impact on our mental health, but there is […]
February 14, 2020
Technology: Former Para takes aim at Low Earth Orbit with balloon-assisted satellite launch system
Ready for take off? A former soldier in the Parachute Regiment is taking on the giants of the space industry, with a novel launch system for satellites that uses high-altitude balloons to boost them into orbit ROTHERHAM in South Yorkshire is perhaps an unlikely place to find a pioneer of next-generation orbital launch technology, but […]
February 7, 2020
Culture: Photography exhibition offers poignant tribute to Bradford’s last synagogue
Nudrat Afza shows an eye for faith in community A self-taught photographer from Bradford’s Muslim community offers a warm and poignant tribute to the city’s last active synagogue in a new exhibition of her work By Mark Cantrell THIS is a story of friendship and faith, but it is also a loving tribute to Bradford’s […]
January 31, 2020
Space: Earth’s ‘twisted sister’ world may once have been habitable
A world of tantalising possibility Space scientists have suggested Venus may once have been a far more hospitable world with liquid oceans, making it more like the Earth’s twin we once imagined. Until, that is, some cataclysm flooded it with carbon dioxide to create the searing hell-world it is today… FOR a long while, Venus […]
January 24, 2020
Heritage: Ancient relics offer a glimpse of life in pre-Yorkshire times
Prehistoric Baildon artefacts are back on public display There was no such place as Yorkshire when these relics were made, but that doesn’t stop them being an essential part of the local heritage By Mark Cantrell THERE was no such place as Yorkshire back when these artefacts were made, and the urban spread of Bradford […]
January 17, 2020
Technology: Wherever you’re hidden, these ‘worm robots’ will sniff you out
A nose for disaster Researchers are developing chemical sensors that will allow ‘worm robots’ to smell people out, but don’t fear for a machine apocalypse – the intention is to help find people trapped under debris after a disaster By Mark Cantrell IN the imagined worlds of science fiction, every heightened sense of our machine […]
January 10, 2020
Science: Ancient Britons first among humans to drink milk beyond infancy
Neolithic Brits milk the science limelight Researchers have discovered the earliest direct evidence of milk consumption anywhere in the world – and they found it in the teeth of prehistoric British farmers By Mark Cantrell WE take milk for granted, but the truth is those of us who partake – and can digest it – […]
January 3, 2020
Blog: First principles of an acid bath murderer
Wash and go Ten essential tips for deep cleaning life’s little problems out of existence… Ensure that the bath is of an appropriate size. Obtain sufficient quantities of sulphuric acid. Remember bulk purchases bring the benefits of economies of scale. Only use your debit or credit card if you wish to make things […]
December 31, 2019
Review: Shel Calopa’s Letters from the Light is an inventive and darkly playful dystopian tale
The lightness of being takes us to a heart of darkness Australian author Shel Calopa has crafted an inventive and thought-provoking dystopia that casts light into the darkest aspects of the human condition By Mark Cantrell ONE of the perks of being published with Inspired Quill (IQ) is the free access it grants us to […]
