Laura Simmons

Laura Simmons is a science journalist with a Master's degree in Experimental Neuroscience from Imperial College London. After working in scientific publishing for several years, she joined IFLScience to share her passion for cognitive neuroscience and bring weird and wonderful stories to the public. With an emphasis on accessibility, Laura strives to make science news engaging for everyone. In her spare time, she enjoys singing with her choir and curling up with a good book and a coffee.

Biography:  https://www.iflscience.com/laura-simmons

90%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • Creating a 'face on a chip' with this technology could be invaluable for research into skincare and plastic surgery techniques.

Deceptions

70%

Examples:

  • Believe it or not, creating a 'face on a chip' with this technology could be invaluable for research into skincare and plastic surgery techniques.
  • This grinning pink blob might populate your nightmares for the next week or two (sorry about that)

Recent Articles

Researchers Attach Living Skin Tissue to Robots, Bringing Us Closer to Human-Like Expressions

Researchers Attach Living Skin Tissue to Robots, Bringing Us Closer to Human-Like Expressions

Broke On: Friday, 28 June 2024 Researchers at the University of Tokyo have attached living skin tissue to a robotic surface, merging soft and traditional robotics. This innovation enhances robots' sensory functions and brings us closer to human-like expressions in human-robot interactions. Professor Shoji Takeuchi's team used collagen gel and V-shaped holes on the robot's surface for seamless attachment. Future research focuses on adding more sensory functions, potentially leading to self-healing robots with increased mobility and lifelike appearance.