News about Charles Babbage

I'm a dementia specialist who spent 25 years caring for patients... now I've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's myself. This is what I'm doing to slow down the disease

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 19, 2024
Daniel Gibbs (pictured right), a 25-year physician who has been caring for patients, many with dementia, outlines the vital lifestyle changes that can help stave off the disease - or keep you healthy for longer if you have it. Dr. Gibbs (pictured with his wife and in his early career) chronicles his own experience with dementia, which included participation in trials of a breakthrough drug that caused his disease (inset).

Government to announce heavy investments in artificial intelligence, nuclear fusion and genetics

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 6, 2023
The government would also guarantee that researchers have access to the country's best physical and digital infrastructure" for research and development as part of the pledge, in order to attract the best researchers. The PM will state that the UK "will only continue with focus, dynamism, and leadership," as part of his ten-point strategy to foster a "pro-innovation culture" in the public sector. The government will install an exascale supercomputer center as part of the program. An exascale computer can do one quintillion calculations per second. A quintillion is one with 18 zeroes.