How smart sensors, AI and other technology could change the marathon
As runners in the London Marathon picked up their numbers this week, their hearts were – no doubt – beating a little faster than normal, ahead of their big test. One notable heart was among them: Des Linden, Olympian, world record holder and Boston Marathon winner.
But Linden isn't running the race. Instead, her heart thudding away was a hologram, based on a complete digital recreation of her heart, based on MRI scans and other technology. It is a virtual replica of the real thing – what experts call a "digital twin".
The hope is that, in the
