Paul Mason
Inside Syriza’s economic brain
For all its recent moderation, and the clear professional expertise of its economics team, no party like Syriza has ever been in power in a European democracy.
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Musk claims ‘first human brain chip’ implanted – what does it mean for people with neurological conditions?
Imagine a brain implant which could help people who’ve lost the use of their limbs to control a computer keyboard using just the power of thought. Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink claims it’s successfully implanted a chip inside a human brain for the first time, adding that the patient is “recovering well”. The firm got permission…
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Parasitic worm found in woman’s brain in world first
Australia is notorious as a haven for all sorts of exotic and dangerous creatures and critters, but imagine the shock and horror when neurosurgeons in Canberra pulled out a live, three-inch worm from a 64-year-old woman’s brain.
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New brain scanner could revolutionise treatment of children with epilepsy
Trials are about to start of a new brain scanner which could revolutionise the treatment of children with epilepsy.
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Rugby players with irreversible brain damage launch lawsuit against governing body
Nearly 200 former rugby players have launched a lawsuit against the sport’s governing bodies.
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‘I don’t have a fire in my belly because I have a fire in my brain’, says EHRC chair
The Benin Bronzes aren’t the only artefacts up for discussion when it comes to this country’s relationship with its past.
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Revisited: Football, dementia, and the legacy of brain injury in sport
In recent years, we’ve lost many of the heroes of England’s World Cup winning team of ‘66 – and many of them suffered from dementia. Clare Fallon has been looking at sport and the long-term effects of head injuries.
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Football, dementia, and the legacy of brain injury for our sporting heroes
Our North of England Correspondent, Clare Fallon, has been looking at sport and the long-term effects of head injuries.
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Latest COVID-19 science updates: face masks and coronavirus impact on the brain
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, scientists are rushing to carry out and publish research which will help us understand how the virus works, and how the disease it causes can be treated.
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Two-year-old becomes youngest child in world to have groundbreaking brain surgery
A girl aged just two years and eight months has become the youngest child in the world to have an operation to calm uncontrolled muscle spasms by having electrodes inserted into her brain.
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Climate expert: ‘Energy efficiency is a no-brainer’
Farhana Yamin and Bob Ward discuss whether a 2050 zero carbon target is realistic.
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Scientists warn of Brexit brain drain
Twenty-nine Nobel laureates, six of the world’s top mathematicians, and the biggest biomedical research lab in Europe are all warning about the potential Brexit brain drain and the damage that could cause to scientific research if there’s no deal. And this programme has learnt that the private healthcare provider BUPA is considering shifting a part of its operation…
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Bob Seely MP: ‘Increasing defence spending a no-brainer’
Conservative MP Bob Seely is a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and a former captain in the army who was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Iain Duncan Smith: ‘Everybody who has a sensible brain on their heads wants a free trade arrangement’
From Central Lobby in the House of Commons is leading Brexiteer – Conservative MP and former leader of his party – Iain Duncan Smith. And with him, Chuka Umunna, Labour MP for Streatham in South London and supporter of the campaign group Open Britain who want closer ties with Europe.
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Ukip: Pupils ‘brainwashed’ by EU colouring-in books
Ukip says a proposed British referendum on membership of the European Union should not be extended to 16 and 17-year-olds because of heavily funded pro-EU “propaganda”.
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