Dr Peter Bentley

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Is 5G dangerous? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Is 5G dangerous?

How did QWERTY end up on our keyboards? © Getty Images

Everyday science

How did QWERTY end up on our keyboards?

When we start uploading our brains to computers, will our sense of self be uploaded too? © Dan Bright

Future Technology

When we start uploading our brains to computers, will our sense of self be uploaded too?

Why does my energy-saving light bulb sporadically shine after it's been switched off? © Getty Images

Everyday science

How do colour-changing light bulbs work?

If we’re ever able to make robots as intelligent as us, won’t forcing them to work for us be as bad as slavery? © Getty Images

Future Technology

If we’re ever able to make robots as intelligent as us, won’t forcing them to work for us be as bad as slavery?

Why do cars lose horsepower as they age? © Getty

Everyday science

Why do cars lose horsepower as they age?

How does my laptop know what time it is? © Alamy

Everyday science

How does my computer know what time it is?

If we had today's technology 2,000 years ago, what would technology be like today? © Dan Bright

Future Technology

If we had today’s technology 2,000 years ago, what would technology be like today?

Getty © If evert petrol and diesel car in the UK was replaced with an electric car, how many charging points would we need?

Everyday science

If every petrol or diesel car in the UK was replaced with an electric car, how many charging points would we need?

If an AI became sentiment, would it gain human rights? © Getty Images

Future Technology

If an AI became sentient, would it gain human (or equivalent) rights?

Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel, predicted the rate of growth in computing power that became known as Moore’s Law back in 1965 © Shutterstock

Future Technology

The end of Moore’s Law: what happens next?

Why do we make robots look like humans? © Getty Images

Future Technology

Why do we make robots look like humans?

Could dynamos be installed in the wheels of an electric car to provide a perpetual source of power? © Getty Images

Future Technology

Could dynamos be installed in electric cars to provide a perpetual source of power?

2 Ford test vehicles merge todays driver-assist technologies with LiDAR sensors to generate a real-time 3D map

Future Technology

Would it be possible for driverless cars to use echolocation?

Chappie © Shutterstock

Future Technology

Does a computer know that it’s a computer?