Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
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There's no doubt that Lego is one of the best toys ever made; it's versatile, cute, accessible, and continues to appeal to kids and adults alike. When I was a child it was my favourite toy, and I could spend hours raking through my large box of assorted brick and…
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Of all the great human endeavours still ahead of us, one of the biggest is a potentially manned spaceflight to the planet Mars. Although our species has had enough ingenuity, to imprint our footsteps on the moon, we haven't yet been able to visit another planet entirely, and despite the…
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There are some occasions in life when having a social life really feels like a drag. Especially when you're a major introvert like me, you often want to avoid going out on a Saturday night, or forgo the house party you've been invited to, in favour of curling up in…
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Around this time every year, a lot of kids - and maybe even a few hopeful adults - turn their gaze to the sky in the hopes of catching a glimpse of Santa Claus and his magic reindeer. Unfortunately, it's unlikely that anyone will be lucky enough to see him;…
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Over the past few decades, technology has progressed in ways that most of us would probably never have believed was possible. We can now access the internet from basically anywhere on the planet, communicate instantaneously with people on the other side of the globe, and settle intense debates with just…
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One of the most pervasive conspiracy theories in the history of paranoia is the idea that NASA faked the 1963 moon landing. The theory goes that the space agency, keen to win the space race but ultimately technologically and financially unprepared to actually reach the lunar surface, decided that the best course…
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Ever since the very first science fiction authors started writing about robots, we've always been saddled with a sense of paranoia and anxiety about machines taking over. Seriously, it's like we can't imagine artificial intelligence as anything other than a menacing force of domination. Just think about how many works…
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Landing on Mars isn't easy, due to its thin atmosphere. When spacecrafts descend, they have to slow down from 12,300 mph to 5 mph in seven minutes. NASA engineers refer to this period as "seven minutes of terror," as they wait for the lander to successfully touch the surface or…
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A hospital in China has had to deny all involvement in the alleged delivery of the first genetically-edited baby, after one scientist claimed that he was responsible for this ground-breaking technological advancement. He Jiankui, a professor at Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, claimed that twin girls had…
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You might not realise this, but modern technology has come on in leaps and bounds over the last decade. Oh sure, we might not have flying cars yet, but our tech really is something that science fiction writers could never have predicted years ago. Now, 2008 might not seem that…
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A performance by a group of paralysed musicians is proof that technology can help people in truly astonishing ways. The project was carried out jointly by Plymouth University's Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR) and London’s Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. It aims to help people collaborate to create music…
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Maria del Rosario Rodriguez watched her son and her brother-in-law burn to death on Facebook Live. She was 4,000 kilometres away from the scene but helplessly watched the events unfold on the screen in front of her. The two men, entirely innocent of the crimes of which they were accused,…
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As unreliable as Apple products can be sometimes, millions of us still depend on them every day. From MacBooks to iPads, iPhones to iPods, Apple has truly dominated the technological market - but they employed some rather sneaky ways of ensuring that customers continued buying their products over the years.…
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It's a fact that emojis have totally changed the way we communicate by text. It seems like everyone uses them nowadays, and their cultural influence has been so profound that the Oxford English Dictionary even went so far as to name the '?' emoji ithe Word of the Year for 2015.…
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We rarely discuss what we would like to happen to us when we die. The prevalence of skulls and bones in “alternative” culture proves what a taboo subject area this has traditionally been. However, while “death” and “diamonds” aren’t two words you would usually put together, there is a glamorous…
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It's fair to say that emojis have completely revolutionised the way we communicate by text, and pretty much everyone uses them nowadays. In fact, their current cultural influence has been so profound that the Oxford English Dictionary named '?' its Word of the Year back in 2015. Oxford Dictionaries President…
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It's a common stereotype that short people (and shorter men especially) tend to be a lot angrier and more confrontational than their taller counterparts. Indeed, I've often heard that shorter guys are more dangerous in a fight because they feel like they have more to prove. For many years, this…
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Inventors from California and Florida have come together to create a device which harvests drinking water from thin air. The technology is expected to help tackle water shortages in equatorial countries, disaster zones and isolated communities. Furthermore, they have just won a $1.5 million prize to invest in the project.…
