by Quint Boa | Sep 7, 2026
The Red Pill, the False Self and the Stories We Mistake for Reality One of the most enduring images in modern cinema lasts only a few seconds. In The Matrix, Morpheus offers Neo two pills. Take the blue pill and return to the familiar world. Take the red pill and...
by Quint Boa | Aug 19, 2026
How When Health Information Sounds Certain: ADHD, AI and the Case for Expert-Led Patient Education As a UKCP-qualified psychotherapist with more than 30 years of clinical experience, I have become increasingly interested in not simply what we tell people about their...
by Quint Boa | Jul 20, 2026
How This Tool Can Transform Mental-Health Communication Animation is one of the most effective ways to communicate complicated, sensitive or emotionally difficult information. This is particularly true in healthcare and mental health, where people may be frightened,...
by Quint Boa | Jul 1, 2026
Counting Dollars Instead of Sheep “A good night’s sleep is invaluable,” observed the Lex column in the Financial Times recently. Big Pharma and a new generation of sleep biotech companies, it noted drily, are hoping to replace counting sheep with counting dollars....
by Quint Boa | Jun 17, 2026
Have Mobile Phones Become 'Transitional Objects'? Last week I asked an AI system to summarise a book I’d read several years ago and remembered only dimly. Within a few seconds it produced a concise account of the main argument, outlined the principal criticisms...
by Quint Boa | May 27, 2026
The Podcast Show and the Illusion of Easy Success Thought I’d mull over my thoughts on The Podcast Show that I visited yesterday at the Design Centre. In Islington. First off while the show was well put together and managed there was something about the exhibitors and...
