In the UK, NHS guidance says that pharmacists should play a bigger role in getting the nation into shape by initiating conversations on topics like weight loss with customers. We look at the concept of offering unsolicited advice and whether it is an effective way to encourage others to lead a healthier lifestyle.

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Road accidents have remained one of Malaysia’s leading causes of death every year. Victims of road accidents often face injuries ranging from minor to severe ones, that could leave them with life-long disabilities. So how are emergency and trauma departments equipped to manage these injuries? And how do we improve our trauma care system? We speak to consultant emergency physician Dr Shah Jahan Mohd Yussof to find out more.

History on Repeat is a new eight-part miniseries that aims to delve into key aspects of Malaysian history. While we won’t be able to cover every period and topic in our vast and complex past, we will be having a series of conversations on key subjects, places and themes, and discussing why our history still matters today. For our second episode, we speak with Ahmat Adam, independent scholar, and discuss the Sejarah Melayu, a major source for studying the flowering of Malay courtly culture and trade under the famous Melaka Sultanate. On this segment, we explore debates around this key text and period in history, and how the Melaka Sultanate has influenced the history of Malaya and Malaysia up to the present day.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, better known as Harry and Meghan, have announced that they will “step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent”. If they can say “no” to family expectations, can we?

Has all that scanning and browsing of emails and articles online taken its toll on the way you read, say a literary novel? You're not alone. While research is showing that reading on screens changes the brain - and not for the better - it's not too late to change. And the solution could be as simple as putting that smart device away.

In cram school-obsessed South Korea, students fork out for classes in everything from K-pop auditions to real estate deals. Now, top Korean firms are rolling out artificial intelligence in hiring - and jobseekers want to learn how to beat the bots.

Space travel is physically and emotionally taxing, which is why future astronauts might have emotional support robots to assist them on their missions. While it might not match the emotional resonance of another human, having a robot that’s catered to your specific feelings could save astronauts a lot of mental strain moving forward.

In the name of science, would you let people see everything you do on your phone? That’s what The Human Screenome project aims to do,  by asking volunteers to allow it’s app to screenshot your phone every 5 seconds. All this to give us a better idea of how technology is linked with social problems.

The Geeks look at how CES fared this year and some of Jeff Sandhu’s top picks and why robots could one day need emotional support.

In the wake of CES Las Vegas, MSP’s Father Time, Matt Armitage, looks back at some of his favourite gadgets of the ages.