George Hopkin

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theFreesheet editor George Hopkin is a veteran journalist with over 35 years of experience. As a specialist in technology reporting, Hopkin covers the full spectrum of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
Michael Corley, PhD, associate professor of medicine.

Popular obesity medication slows biological ageing paths in clinical trial

Obesity medications designed to regulate blood sugar could hold secondary capabilities as…
Lab mice.

Attention economy can confuse as a result of missing scientific details

Science communication optimized for the attention economy often leads readers to incorrect…
Brexit.

Brexit milestones triggered persistent financial volatility across EU markets

Brexit functioned as a prolonged sequence of uncertainty that sent waves of…
A jaguar visits a water hole.

AI ends months-long data logjam for global wildlife tracking efforts

Artificial intelligence can now replace human experts in processing millions of motion-activated…
A mini-Neptune and hot Jupiter.

James Webb telescope reveals surprise origins of rare planetary odd couple

A normally “lonely” hot Jupiter sharing its immediate orbital space with a…
Solar flare.

Solar activity hits ‘transition boundary’ as space junk fall accelerates

Space debris and defunct satellites descend toward Earth significantly faster once solar…
South Sawyer Glacier and Tracy Arm

Alaska megatsunami reveals seismic ‘calling card’ for earlier disaster detection

Scientists have identified a distinctive geological “ringing” that could provide an early…
psilocybin

Single dose of psilocybin triggers lasting anatomical brain changes

A single high dose of psilocybin causes likely anatomical changes in the…
Fake moon landing.

AI chatbots lose up to 30 per cent accuracy when trained to be friendly

Training chatbots to sound warmer and more empathetic makes them significantly less…
Journalism.

Journalism schools lack consistent AI strategy as scattershot policies confuse

Artificial intelligence is becoming deeply embedded in journalistic workflows, yet new research…