Tech house of the future: take a look around
Smart ovens, living carpets, robot butlers and beds that remind you to have sex – then make themselves. Welcome to your home of tomorrow
Blaming Tinder for the spike in STIs? It’s just a lazy swipe
Scare stories about dating apps are based on commonly held myths, when cuts to sexual health services are a very real problem
Health hackers: the patients taking medical innovation into their own hands
Tired of waiting for a monitor for his diabetes, Tim Omer made his own. He is one of a growing number of patients circumventing medical companies in favour of a homemade healthcare revolution
Memory Star: the happy app that’s not for sharing
Sussex teenagers create ‘a virtual memory jar’ to beat the stress and pressure of social media
How much medical information would you share in the name of big data?
Harnessing data for healthcare provision and research is improving, but barriers such as privacy concerns, mistrust and medical culture are holding it back
Why too much choice is stressing us out
From jeans to dating partners and TV subscriptions to schools, we think the more choices we have the better. But too many options create anxiety. Could one answer lie in a return to state monopolies?
Calorie-counting machines won’t help people lose weight
The Scio promises to scan food and reveal its calorific content. It’s a shame, then, that this attitude to weight loss is so discredited
Lying awake at 3am? Perhaps you should try biphasic sleeping
Poor sleep and insomnia can make you less effective, but it’s still not necessary to stay in bed for eight hours
Fitness trackers: healthy little helpers or no-good gadgets?
Getting in shape? There’s an app for that. Yet, despite the popularity of devices such as the Fitbit – which aid motivation and setting goals – research suggests they’re inefficient, a discrepancy that could even lead to inadvertent overeating
Are machines making humans obsolete?
When artificial intelligence gets good enough, could we all find ourselves replaced?