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Meet the real-life Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes
Ars TechnicaMonday, October 26, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Lindsey Fitzharris chats with Ars about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes .
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. Lindsey Fitzharris chats with Ars about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes . Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Meet and Scottish.
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What happened
Lindsey Fitzharris chats with Ars about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes .
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
Ars Technica reported on this under technology. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.
Timeline
Ars Technica published: Meet the real-life Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Meet and Scottish.
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