Katherine Fidler
Journalist at The Times
Journalist @thetimes, formerly science and tech editor @MetroUK 🧬 and feats ed @racingpost 🐴. Geordie, runner, science and nature nerd 🏳️🌈 Own opinions etc
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2 months ago |
thetimes.com | Katherine Fidler
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Nov 9, 2024 |
metro.co.uk | Katherine Fidler
Smart speakers like Amazon Echo and Google's Nest are increasingly popular - but don't come without security risks, experts warn.
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Oct 5, 2024 |
metro.co.uk | Katherine Fidler
Believe it or not, Rome was not always the centre of the Roman Empire. For a time, that honour went to Carlisle. Yes, the rainy Cumbrian city a stone's throw from the Scottish border in north west England was the seat of power for one of the world's greatest civilisations, according to archaeologists digging up the local cricket ground.
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Aug 17, 2024 |
metro.co.uk | Katherine Fidler
Scientists have invented an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that can predict when you will die with 78% accuracy. The AI, called Life2vec, can also determine how much money you'll have when death finally catches up with you. The model was created by scientists in Denmark and the US, who fed data from Danish health and demographic records for six million people into the model. Like ChatGPT, it learned to predict what would come next based on the words before it.
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Aug 16, 2024 |
metro.co.uk | Katherine Fidler
When feeling stressed, many of us may turn to junk food to help. Perhaps some chocolate for a mid-afternoon boost, or a donut on the way home to reward surviving another 9 to 5. However, scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered that eating fatty foods may actually make our anxiety worse. Which, let's face it, isn't ideal. The team found that when animals were given a high-fat diet, it disrupted their gut bacteria - which in turn altered the brain chemicals that fuel anxiety.
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