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Is kombucha the future of water filtration? Can viruses keep our food safe? And exactly how long before your bubble bursts? More weird science stories to help you see through the dark.
Where are the self-driving cars, the robot servants and the cloud-powered smart companions? Have we been oversold on the power and potential of AI? That’s where the trouble starts.
Despite the trend for eating healthily and consciously, we know remarkably little about what’s in the food we eat or how it works. Is it time we knew more about the Dark Matter in our diet?
Do you remember that time Rey and Chewie bumped into Thor at brunch? No? It’s on Gamora’s Insta. Our feeds are full of omakase, dalgona coffee and selfies. But where are the selfies in sci-fi? Welcome to the Real Housewives of Space.
The terrible ‘20s have seen the most radical changes to our society in a generation. As MSP moves into a post-Jeff world, we examine some at home hacks designed to keep us healthy until the world reopens.
MSP says a fond farewell to Jeff Sandhu by celebrating the decade that shaped him. Mobile phones, PCs, the Web 1.0 and a sea of plaid, acid washed jeans and boho-chic.
Could pencil and paper be the future of medical diagnosis sensors and facial recognition software? Can water filled windows cool your house? And are ultrasonic waves really the next jump in screen technology? Science is slick…
The 80s. A great place to visit, a terrible place to live. Why has our obsession with 80s culture lasted for 20 years? It’s time to throw away the neon tees and create something new.
Mocked for their love of avocado toast and artisan everything, as the first Millennials get ready to embrace middle age and middle management, it’s time for them to settle into comfortable khakis and let Gen Z do the heavy lifting.
Bubbles. Living in them. Working in them. Socialising in them. Travelling in them. Is our future one of hermetically sealed environments? One where the needs of the lucky few are met by an on-demand workforce that never goes home?
It may be emotionally draining, technically challenging and socially isolating, but working from home could turn out to be a secret superpower. One that lowers business costs, boosts productivity and profits and gives employees more freedom, independence and flexibility.