AI and mental health: big data and feelings
Anna explores how artificial intelligence could be used to study, as well as improve, our mental health.
Category: Life Sciences
Can vitamin D deficiency increase the risk of diabetes?
Sarah Neidler considers how the “sunshine vitamin” may help prevent insulin resistance, an underlying cause of type 2 diabetes.
Keep Abreast of Robot Surgeons
Dzachary Zainudden dissects into robotics and medicine in order to report how ‘robotic hands’ have assisted surgeons in treating lymphedema from breast cancer survivors.
Our immune system & microbiome: a relationship that we should work on
Kym explores the fascinating properties of our friendly gut bacteria and explains why they are so vital for the human body.
How Competition for Blood Has Shaped the Evolution of Arthropods
Blood-feeding critters may be terrifying to some, but their evolutionary history is highly fascinating. Thomas MacGillavry explains how blood-feeding has evolved in arthropods and what evolutionary hurdles have to be overcome to do so.
A Zero-Sum Game: The Best Way to Produce Professionals?
Carly Horne discusses the benefits and drawbacks of competition, and the importance it holds in the learning process.
TEDxUniversityofGlasgow’s 2019 Conference
The GIST attended the TEDxUniversityofGlasgow’s 2019 Conference: Wrong Way – Go Ahead. Sonya offers a glimpse into the day, covering the astoundingly inspiring talks.
Behind birdsong: environment’s influence on language
In this snippet, we peer into the relationship between nature and animal communication.
