Prakash Persad

When is body scanning acceptable? For airport security screening, maybe not; for facilitating online shopping, yes?

Countries constituting the rich developed world all have well established science and technology (S&T) infrastructure.

It is estimated that the world’s population is around seven billion.

The Ministry of Health recently held a seminar and workshop on robotic surgery. In the popular imagery, robots are normally associated with the car assembly industry or science fiction movies.

The impact on global warming by motor vehicles precipitated the drive to reduce their carbon footprint.

Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). They have been used extensively, with deadly effect, in the war theatre and this has led to expanded programmes.

The recently released CSO data indicated that the population above the age of 55 now stands at almost 19 per cent.

Some neuroscientists are of the view that the idea of our being fully aware and in charge of decision making might not be quite valid.