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Opinion: The problems with the gaming industry

Opinion: The problems with the gaming industry

Between mass lay-offs, ramped-up prices and the erosion of physical discs, the gaming industry’s future appears dire

Review: Ice Cream Man (2026) puts a scoop-shaped crater through horror’s hot streak

Review: Ice Cream Man (2026) puts a scoop-shaped crater through horror’s hot streak

Splat Pack filmmaker Eli Roth serves up two scoops of slop with his latest small-town slasher

From counterculture to pop culture: The story of indie publisher Headpress Books

From counterculture to pop culture: The story of indie publisher Headpress Books

The Manchester-founded company celebrates its 35th anniversary this year

AI and the publishing industry: Can human creativity keep up?

AI and the publishing industry: Can human creativity keep up?

I contacted three independent publishers to garner their views on AI and discover how it is impacting the industry.

Normalised beneath our noses: how AAA gaming is eroding away our resistance to AI

Normalised beneath our noses: how AAA gaming is eroding away our resistance to AI

As a large sector of the AAA landscape goes all-out on AI, creativity’s value in gaming is in a disorienting place

Does AI illuminate the problem of consciousness?

Does AI illuminate the problem of consciousness?

With the advancements of AI and its arguably human-like capabilities, the question of understanding human intelligence and the intricate mechanisms of the brain is once again at the centre of scientific debate

AI could be useful for lots of things but being your best friend isn’t one of them

AI could be useful for lots of things but being your best friend isn’t one of them

Avi Schiffman’s AI “Friend” aims to combat loneliness by offering a wearable, ever-listening digital companion

Greater Manchester Physiology Symposium 2025

Greater Manchester Physiology Symposium 2025

I attended the Greater Manchester Physiology Symposium, an event that celebrates cutting-edge physiological research from various levels of study — here’s what I learnt

AI interception: is it really ‘You’Tube anymore?

AI interception: is it really ‘You’Tube anymore?

As YouTube capitalises on AI technologies, it seems to be leaving us behind

Are we in over our heads with our friend ChatGPT?

Are we in over our heads with our friend ChatGPT?

ChatGPT came into our lives almost three years ago – have we gone too far?

AI vs the empty fridge: Can technology solve student food waste?

AI vs the empty fridge: Can technology solve student food waste?

Using AI to meal plan and use up leftovers may save you money and help reduce food waste

Can AI fill the gap left by cuts to overseas aid budgets? 

Can AI fill the gap left by cuts to overseas aid budgets? 

AI cannot fill the void left by cutting overseas developmental aid – real global development demands real resources

Manchester universities take action against use of AI

Manchester universities take action against use of AI

Several universities in Manchester have penalised some students after they were discovered using AI in their assignments

AI learns its first words (and helps explain how humans acquire language)

AI learns its first words (and helps explain how humans acquire language)

How do we learn to associate specific objects with specific words? A team from New York University have developed an AI ‘baby’ to help us answer this question.

Chris Whitty kicks off the University’s bicentenary lecture series

Chris Whitty kicks off the University’s bicentenary lecture series

Professor Chris Whitty delivers lecture on health inequalities as part of the University’s bicentenary celebrations

Science in the news: Sleepy penguins, record-breaking icebergs and the end of wine fraud

Science in the news: Sleepy penguins, record-breaking icebergs and the end of wine fraud

An AI sommelier, a remarkable sleeping habit and a giant iceberg are all covered in these stories of science in the news

Science in the news 3: Brain implants, rediscovered mammals and mentally time-travelling rats

Science in the news 3: Brain implants, rediscovered mammals and mentally time-travelling rats

From long-lost animals to rodent imagination, here’s a collection of the most exciting stories of science in the news

Manchester Animation Festival director Steve Henderson: “Animation for all” |  MAF 2023

Manchester Animation Festival director Steve Henderson: “Animation for all” | MAF 2023

Director of Manchester Animation Festival sits down to talk about this years programme and the threat of distributors and AI in the world of animation

Science in the news: AI biodiversity, bed bug chaos, and puffy planets

Science in the news: AI biodiversity, bed bug chaos, and puffy planets

Here’s a rundown of the science stories you need to know about from the last few weeks

New AI assignment guidance from the University of Manchester

New AI assignment guidance from the University of Manchester

With AI usage rising, here are the new University guidelines on how and when to use it