Lara is passionate about tech and how it can better our lives. Her book, Hacking Humanity, investigates the opportunities cutting-edge science She's covered some of the world's most groundbreaking innovations, presenting a variety of programmes, including fifteen years on the BBC's flagship technology show, Click, BBC Panorama’s Beyond Human: Artificial Intelligence and Us, and BBC Radio 4 documentaries A Documentary: By ChatGPT and WikiWars. Known for breaking down science and technology in a digestible way, she is ITV Lorraine's resident 'AI Agony Aunt'.

Her special focus, though, is on covering future health. Her book, Hacking Humanity (July 2025), is the ultimate guide to the tech-driven health revolution we are approaching. She has fronted health tech specials of shows, including ITV1's Tonight , BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, and in her BBC documentaries Forever Young? and Mind Over Matter she explored the science of how we can increase our 'healthspans' and extend the healthier years of our lives. Separating science from snake oil as she visited the heart of the longevity revolution in California, she unravelled the real evidence of how we might be able to stave off disease, and slow down our cognitive decline.