William Brown

"Sure, there are plenty of 'things' and 'events' to do, but they don’t fill the void of those linchpin people in our lives as we age, especially in the later decades," writes Dr. William Brown.

"Performance in any sport depends on physical and neural fitness, acquired skills and stamina," writes Dr. William Brown. "There’s also the factor of the cumulative effects of injuries affecting muscles and joints."

The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces sweeping workplace access rights for trade unions in Great Britain, fundamentally changing how non-unionised businesses must respond to union organizing. With implementation set for October 2026, employers face new obligations to facilitate weekly union visits and digital communications, backed by penalties up to £500,000 for non-compliance.

"Do some patients with mid-to-late-stage dementia have abnormal electrical activity in their brains that contributes to their cognitive decline?" writes Dr. William Brown.

The EAT has upheld a seven-figure award against an employer which did not properly conclude collective bargaining before making a direct pay offer to its workforce.

"In a nutshell, that’s what rejuvenation is all about: making old cells, old systems, old organs including our brains, young again. Or at least, that’s the hyped hope," writes Dr. William Brown

"Rejuvenating the brain might hold the line or possibly slow decline a bit, but not return our brain back to where it was when we were 20. That’s way beyond the science as it exists," writes Dr. William Brown.

The International Court of Justice has ruled that ILO Convention No. 87 contains a right to strike, settling a decades-long dispute between employers and workers' representatives.

"It will take a long time for engineers to create a robot capable of playing a musical instrument ... Just don’t expect a robot to play tennis anytime soon," writes Dr. William Brown.

"The central villain in this climate tragedy is carbon dioxide generated by the burning of fossil fuels. Sophisticated climate models make that clear despite the claims of climate change deniers," writes Dr. William Brown.