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Dr. Anthony Atala is at the forefront of regenerative medicine. Along with his team at the Wake Forest Institute in North Carolina, he’s using 3D printing techniques to produce human organs in the lab, a technique that promises to revolutionise our ability to heal ourselves. In 2011, Dr…
London-based sculptor Arran Gregory applies faceted, mirrored surfaces to the forms of wild animals, yielding dramatic works that reflect both light and image. Alongside sits the Airocide, a purifier first designed for the Space Station.
Former deputy head of New Scotland Yard's Forensic Firearms laboratory, Brian Heard, warns most people are poorly prepared to defend themselves against even an amateur mugger, let alone a determined kidnapper, and shares essential survival strategies.
Pre-independence India was a treasure trove of the finer things, but preserving them is now an art. Where maharajas once traded Cartier watches, Bulgari jewels and Vuitton trunks freely, holding onto such artefacts has become far harder.
Nassim Taleb, the controversial thinker who predicted the 2008 financial crisis hates bankers, academics and journalists. He also eats like a caveman and goes to bed each day at 8pm. Intrigued, we took the risk of meeting him. How much does Nassim Taleb dislike journalists? Let me count…
Sebastião Salgado’s journeys have taken him to the farthest reaches and most remote communities of the planet and the photographs he’s brought back tell tales of humanity in all its wonder. With his latest book ‘Genesis’, the Brazilian photographer presents an intimate portrait of our w…
The International Energy Agency dropped several bombshells: America has overtaken Russia in gas, will surpass Saudi Arabia in oil by 2020, and become a net energy exporter by 2030. We examine what made it possible.
Classically trained in Damascus and now based in Atlanta, Syrian composer and pianist Malek Jandali draws on his country's storied past. Raya Jalabi finds an artist forever determined to teach, touch and move his audience.
From Socotra, the surreal Yemeni archipelago adrift off the Horn of Africa amid pirate-haunted seas, we chart the remote, untamed destinations that reward only the boldest and most curious of modern explorers.
From Kenya's pioneering Ushahidi platform, built to trace post-election violence, to tracking oil spills and earthquakes, crowdsourced reporting maps are transforming how communities gather, share and act upon information in real time.
In terms of pedigree, McLaren is almost without equal. With their sights set on producing the finest supercars in nearly every category, we would not bet against them, not after sampling the MP4-12C Spider and coupé.
Like guests trading horror tales in an old black-and-white film, our companions spoke only of food. Across an unexpected dinner, a student and two IT experts reveal how cuisine has become this generation's abiding obsession.