Author Archives: Jessica Furseth

Aquila Magazine for children, December 2015.  The curious link between smell and memory Why is smell such a strong trigger for bringing back memories? And what happens in our brains when a memory comes flooding back? Smells have a funny way of bringing back memories you hadn’t thought about in a long time – maybeContinue reading “The curious link between smell and memory”

Square Mile Magazine, November 2015. Original article p76-79. FINTECH CITY The hottest thing in the tech startup scene right now is finance. Because no one is better at fintech than London – not even Silicon Valley. Is the London tech startup scene becoming a true competitor to Silicon Valley? The fact that we once calledContinue reading “FinTech City”

FusionWire, 2015. The app that’s making restaurant payments a piece of Cake There’s plenty of competition among mobile payments apps, but Michelle Songy thinks the hospitality sector needs a unique approach. We spoke to the co-founder of London startup Cake, which has a brand new recipe for paying restaurant bills. It’s too early for theContinue reading “The app that’s making restaurant payments a piece of Cake”

FusionWire, 2015. Tapped in: The cashless tipping point is here For the first time, there’s a way to pay even easier than cash. We spoke to MasterCard and the UK Cards Association about how contactless is quickly becoming our favourite way to pay. If you ask people about contactless payment, you’ll soon find that theContinue reading “Tapped in: The cashless tipping point is here”

FusionWire, 2015. All change: How digital is changing the High Street bank branch Digital banking probably won’t kill off physical bank branches – but the role of branches is certainly changing. We spoke with Nationwide and Handelsbanken about the future of the High Street branch. Handelsbanken branches aren’t like the other UK High Street bankContinue reading “All change: How digital is changing the High Street bank branch”

FusionWire, 2015. Anne Boden takes flight with Starling Bank At the heart of the new mobile-only Starling Bank is Anne Boden, whose experience and conviction may just be the thing to create a brand new current account. Anne Boden isn’t starting a bank – she’s starting a revolution. At least that’s how she’ll make youContinue reading “Anne Boden takes flight with Starling Bank”

FusionWire, 2015. The hottest little bank in town is an app called Mondo We sat down with Tom Blomfield, co-founder and CEO of mobile-only bank Mondo, to talk about banking in the age of a life lived on your smartphone. Mobile-only bank Mondo is a young company, even in startup terms: Tom Blomfield and hisContinue reading “The hottest little bank in town is an app called Mondo”

BusinessLife, September 2015. Original article, p57-60. Ten top health tech innovations  Vital signs monitoring patch One day, a little sticky patch for monitoring life signs may become standard for anyone who enters a hospital. That’s the hope for SensiumVitals from Toumaz Group, the British semiconductor company, which is currently undergoing clinical trials. “Our product isContinue reading “Ten top health tech innovations”

Apollo Magazine, July 2015. Original article.  Agnes Martin and the singular obsession What is Agnes Martin trying to say? If you really want to know you will have to go see for yourself, because rarely does art lose quite so much in a photograph. Even once you are there, it takes a moment to workContinue reading “Agnes Martin at Tate Modern”

This Is Tomorrow, July 2015.  Lynn Hershman Leeson: Origins of the Species (Part 2) Modern Art Oxford, 2015 What is technology, but another tool for shaping our identities? Lynn Hershman Leeson has been exploring the relationship between humans and technology for over 50 years, starting in a time before technology looked anything like it doesContinue reading “Lynn Hershman Leeson: Origins of the Species (Part 2)”