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“It was the way [Paul Ramsay] felt about people – he wanted to listen to people, to hear them. His motivation was to do things, to do deals, to get things done, to make a difference." - Michael Siddle, founding Director of the Paul Ramsay Foundation. Who was Paul Ramsay? Born and raised in Australia, Paul Ramsey was a businessman who was responsible for setting up private psychiatric hospitals, but is perhaps best known for the philanthropic work he has funded.

Paul Allen once said; “You look at things you enjoy in your life, but much more important is what you can do to make the world a better place.” For the co-founder of Microsoft, this wasn’t just a throwaway comment, but the ethos on which he built his life. Who was Paul Allen? Born in Seattle, Washington, USA, Allen met Bill Gates at school, where they became fast friends.

Scientists have come up with a new way to classify brain cancer in children, that is all down to the power of AI. AI is an understandably controversial topic, but one thing it does really well is process and categorise large amounts of complex information, and that is exactly what it is doing here. ‘Liquid biopsies’ are a way of classifying cancer by testing bodily fluids without the need for invasive procedures.