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In 2017, UK water companies still rely on “magic”

This is surreal. I wonder how many other sectors are applying pseudoscience to every day work.

Linked on 21st November 2017 Details

We’re building a dystopia just to make people click on ads

This has been on my mind a lot recently. Zeynep Tufekci explains the problem in a much clearer way than I ever could.

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Posted on 21st November 2017 Details

Live Aid: The Terrible Truth

I didn’t know this. Live Aid’s real effect on the ground was far from positive.

Linked on 19th November 2017 Details

Do cyclists make better drivers?

Study notes they’re faster at noticing change. Cycling builds reflexes and awareness.

Linked on 16th November 2017 Details

Malicious code written into DNA infects the computer that reads it

In a mind-boggling world first, a team of biologists and security researchers have successfully infected a computer with a malicious program coded into a strand of DNA.

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Posted on 11th August 2017 Details

Environmentalism used to be about defending the wild – not any more

This is very true, the change has been insidious but it happened.

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Posted on 22nd May 2017 Details