Bias against recruiting older people for work is a form of brain drain at the pinnacle of wisdom. In the context of an ageing workforce, it affects everyone’s future chances to find work. If we fail to design for older workers as the norm, we fail everybody’s future potential.
What can biology tell us about two paintings by Van Gogh, and how do these fit with what art history says?
Why we need to understand and articulate the benefits of our skills in multidisciplinary collaborations, and how a skilled communicator can be a secret ingredient to successful team dynamics.
How to strengthen fast and furious collaborations with strangers in a competitive, multidisciplinary brainstorm and hack.
A visit to a bookshop started Tim Rudman on an unusual career change away from medicine. But his subsequent journey to expertise, from a self-taught amateur to the authority in lith printing, might not have happened without a background in science.
Tim Rudman preparing for an exhibition of his photographic prints. Photo: Viviane Li
Exploring two attitudes to food innovation – the different approaches of super chef Ferran Adrià and food designer Martí Guixé.