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A Day in the Life of a Doctor with an AI Copilot
When Medicine Meets Machine, Humanity Wins It’s 7:38 a.m. Dr. Maya Rao sips lukewarm coffee while glancing over her packed schedule: ten patients, two referrals, one returning case of chest discomfort. Before her first patient walks in, her AI Copilot has already flagged a patient trending toward early-stage hypertension and drafted key notes for the…
Doctor Who “Wish World” review: The Last of the Time Lords (redux)
Spoilers for “Wish World.” Even the most daring artists, those that actively seek reinvention on a regular basis, will eventually wind up repeating themselves. If they’re lucky and self-aware, the artist may even get the chance to rehabilitate some of the lesser works in their canon. Sadly, it’s at this last hurdle that Russell T….
Doctor Who: ‘The Interstellar Song Contest’ review: Camp!
Spoilers for “The Interstellar Song Contest.” No, really, spoilers from here on out. Much like Eurovision itself, that was a lot, wasn’t it? And much like every other episode this season, “The Interstellar Song Contest” was overstuffed, excessive and brutally short. It was also a lot of fun, even if the sheer volume of plot…
Doctor Who ‘The Story and the Engine’ review: Just a trim, thanks
Spoilers for “The Story and the Engine.” Doctor Who lives and dies by the quality of its writing and acting far more than almost anything else on TV. Audiences may demand big explosions and trippy visuals but its best work is often done in small rooms. The Disney era began with an episode that, for…
Doctor Who ‘Lucky Day’ review: Pete, I owe you an apology
Spoilers for “Lucky Day.” When the writers for this season of Doctor Who were announced, one name in the roster put me instantly on edge. Pete McTighe may have a distinguished filmography but, in this house, he’s known as the person who wrote “Kerblam.” That’s the Chibnall-era episode summed up as “Space Amazon is great…
Doctor Who ‘The Well’ review: Signing makes you feel heard
Spoilers for “The Well.” Sometimes, in fiction, you don’t need to say a Very Important Thing in a Very Important Way to make a good point, just ask how a thing would work if it played out in the world. This week’s episode of Doctor Who, “The Well,” does exactly that, and brilliantly. Picking up…
Doctor Who ‘Lux’ review: Hope can change the world
Spoilers for “Lux.” It’s an interesting time to be a long-running science fantasy media property in the streaming TV age. Star Trek is in the grip of an existential crisis as it (wrongly) fears it’s too old-aged to be relevant. Star Wars became a battlefield in the culture war and, to duck all future bad…
Doctor Who ‘The Robot Revolution’ review: Meet Belinda Chandra
Spoilers for “The Robot Revolution.” The start of any season of Doctor Who is important, doubly so when there’s a new co-star to introduce. “The Robot Revolution” has to get us to fall in love with Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu), ensnare new fans and keep existing ones hooked. Especially since it’s the second of two…
‘Doctor Who: Joy to the World review:’ What a star
Spoilers follow for “Joy to the World.” If there’s one thing Steven Moffatt loves to do with Doctor Who, it’s to find a monster buried in the mundane. He’s made statues, shadows, lost children and even the idea of silence into some of the show’s most terrifying villains. Sadly, the mysterious extra door you often…