Tag: Entertainment

Neurodivergent teachers are taking centre stage; as are members of the homeless community. Diversity is an increasingly important theme in the creative sector. For evidence, look no further than this British charitable foundation, launched to promote equality in classical music. The founder, a double-bass player and teacher of African heritage, put together her own orchestra comprising Black and ethnically...

Thanks to innovation, people with disabilities can freshen up in the sea. But when it comes to dating, it’s ‘sink or swim’ out there. Enter two American sisters and their new dating app for people with physical, psychological or nervous issues. Users can enter the details of their disability if they choose, with categories such as ‘blind’, ‘deaf’ and...

Subjected to high-frequency sound waves, stem cells extracted from fat tissue grow into new bone cells. Audible sound waves are useful too, as this latest innovation from a London-based designer shows: her portable speaker doubles as an air purifier. Internal ventilators along with the music’s waves remove harmful particles from the air and drive them into a special filter...

Music can slow the progress of dementia, and give homeless people a chance to shine. Now, an Australian pedagogue and creator of educational content is using a musical to help appreciate teachers in early years education. And particularly those on the autism spectrum, who have ADHD, or are neurodivergent in some other way. Inspiration came from her own involvement...

Birds have rhythm in their blood and dancers are onto something pretty cool. Just like an organisation from London who is giving around 100 former homeless people the chance to star in an opera - whether front- or backstage. The artists come from London, Nottingham and Manchester. Each performance comprises 9 parts, co-written during creative workshops by people with...

Birdlife conservation is a connected affair, while manufacturing companies and machine makers meet online. Now, a British startup has developed a dating app that is geared specifically towards single parents such as its founder. Allowing singles, divorcees and those who have been widowed to find common ground. There’s even a babysitting service. Users first create a profile and set...

People with Down’s Syndrome can play golf and older women can work as models. Just as a double amputee ex-paralympian can shine on Broadway. The female athlete in question is currently realising her dream on the stage in New York by starring in the play “Cost of Living.” Her role? A woman who is confined to a wheelchair following...

Sand retains its warmth for months, just as white-hot heat can generate electricity. Now a venue manager from Glasgow has discovered another means of producing energy, providing climate control by using the body heat of venue-goers. To cool rooms, special ceiling-mounted devices collect heat from the air and transfuse it into fluid. Using boreholes, this, in turn, is funnelled...