In this digital age, there are plenty of AI tools to enhance your daily lives. Here are some to make your life easier in 2023.

Ever got asked to make a presentation for a school project or meeting but don’t know where to start? Decktopus AI has got all your presentation needs covered. Have your content ready to be keyed into Decktopus, then kick back and let the tool generate visually appealing and engaging presentations that will have your audience’s eyes glued to the screen.

If you’re rushing to get all your great ideas typed out and have no time to spare for grammatical or punctuation corrections, Paperpal is, well, your pal! This AI tool specializes in proofreading and editing documents and can even suggest ways to enhance the quality of your written content. Whether you are a student or a professional blogger, Paperpal will polish your piece until it shines.

It is difficult to source free, great-sounding music for videos because of copyright. Enter Soundraw, an AI platform that allows you to create royalty-free original music. After choosing the genre, speed, and length of your desired music, Soundraw will do all the work for you and compose unique tracks to accompany your video.

Fireflies can make virtual meetings more efficient and organized. The AI tool can perform myriad(无数的) actions such as meeting transcription, summaries, conversation analyses and more. With its AI-powered search you can review an hour-long meeting in just a few seconds and locate the key points you need. Say goodbye to long nights of reading through meeting records and hello to Fireflies AI!

Science Events from New Scientist

Space, Time and Motion with Sean Carroll

Online | October 20, 2023 | 18:00–19:00

“Where, when and how?” are some of the most fundamental questions we can ask, and knowledge of space, time and motion has been central to the biggest discoveries in physics. Join Sean Carroll, an expert in physics, as he explores deep questions about the nature of space, time and motion, and lays out the framework of classical physics from Galileo and Euclid to Newton and Einstein.

Big Thinkers Series 2023

Online | November 10, 2023

The 2023 Big Thinkers series from New Scientist events features eight online talks streamed throughout 2023, covering a wide range of topics all of which will be brought to you by world-class experts. If you are curious about your brain, your body, our planet or the universe, then this series is your place to hear the latest research.

Memory, the Brain and Who We Are

Online | November 15, 2023 | 18:00–19:00

Psychiatrist Veronica O’Keane will draw examples of the broken memories of psychosis (精神失常) to explain the complex human brain and offer you some expertise (专业知识). How do our brains store and then conjure up (浮现) past experiences to make us who we are? Are there such things as “true” and “false” memories? These examples will offer a new way of thinking about our own personal experiences.

Instant Expert: Understanding Your Brain

The British Library, London | November 19, 2023

At this event, six experts will guide you on a tour of the most attractive object in the known universe. On the way you’ll learn how our brains learn languages, how they store memories and why they need to sleep. Hosted by a New Scientist journalist, our one-day masterclass offers the chance to learn all about the brain directly from the experts.

Best Walking Tours in London

London is one of the most walkable capital cities in the world. People may think you’ re mad if you do lace up your sneakers — here are London’s best walking tours for your next visit. drive a car around town. Besides, nothing quite lets you get to know a city like a good walk around. So, lace up your sneakers — here are London’s best walking tours for your next visit.

Tour for Muggles

This is a can’t-miss trip in England. The tour starts near London Bridge subway station and moves on to locations used in the Harry Potter films (and several book locations). There’s one subway ride (LondonBridge to Westminster) but otherwise it’s all on foot. Groups are capped to 20 and accept tourists of all ages.

Jermyn Street Fashion Walk

A seriously professional private tour to match your preferences. Groups are recommended no larger than eight, and it’s all done on foot. Most of the guides, who lead the Jermyn Street walk, have a background of art, history or fashion, and one even trained as a tailor.

Historic Pubs, Food & Beer Tour

Think of this as a walk with friends rather than a tour (groups are capped at 12). You meet at a best selfie spot — at Rotherhithe, overlooking the Thames — then catch the overground train to the pubs. By reservation only. Five of London’s most historic pubs in four hours is not an easy but worthwhile task.

East End Walks

East End Walks is a collection of 15 tours run by one man, David Rosenberg. The tours cover the social history of the traditionally working class area. Groups are capped at 30. You meet near the subway station. Rosenberg, whose grandparents moved to the East End as children, loves the area and its social history a lot — it holds the story of the working class, which is rarely told.