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Without Alan Blumlein’s genius, most things would sound altogether different today.
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Public spaces are becoming new arenas for people power – and it’s all down to how you use your smart phone.
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Every crystal ball has a shelf life, even the most prescient.
A source of frustration.
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The problems that cause us to be so frustrated we contemplate throwing a computer can be much more serious than a multimillionaire football coach having a minor tantrum on a Sunday afternoon.
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Dulled by hearing the same old recommendations to improve internet security, we are worn out. It’s time for a new approach, involving us all.
It might be too soon to say that smart contracts will do away with lawyers all together.
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Consider, for a moment, these two statements from the “Ultimate Guide to Understanding Blockchain Smart Contracts” on a well known Blockchain website: 1) Traditional Contracts “Traditional physical contracts…
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The defining characteristics of our species will make us and our labour relevant in a new era.
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Woody Harrelson’s directorial debut, released this month, signals that we are in a new age of cinema.
Emerging digital technologies are being used in thoughtful ways by teachers.
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We are now seeing technology being designed with education in mind, and it’s changing the way students’ learn and understand.
Time for closer inspection.
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There’s a huge divide in thinking between academia and international development on the role of the internet in economic growth.
Can technology keep you moving?
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Do fitness trackers work? For how long? And are they more than just a passing fad? We explore what you need to know about fitness trackers.
Do you know how the data from your running app is being used?
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Apps and wearable devices promise greater participation and empowerment in health care. But what are we risking when we take part in this new era of participatory health?
In Somalia a programme was launched to train people in the handling and processing of fish to reduce waste.
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The gains reported in 2016 went hand in hand with overall growth in Africa over the last two decades.
Customer-facing roles may soon be taken over by cheaper, friendlier and more knowledgeable robotic retail assistants.
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Business Briefing: when robots and customers meet
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Customers might prefer digital robots who don't judge for now but physical robots with empathy may be the customer service workers of the future.
A supporter of the Pirate Party in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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While the US is reeling from rampant fake online news, political movements in Europe are using the internet as a powerful democratic symbol to win elections. Will cyber-optimism or pessimism win?
Eating lunch together is increasingly a thing of the past – but it doesn’t have to be.
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Bringing back the diminished tradition of eating lunch together may be the solution.
Swartberg House in the Karoo, designed by Jennifer Beningfield, Open Studio.
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Buildings, thinkers, books, films and works of art can ask central questions about how to live on this planet and its consequences.
Where do your allegiances lie – with your smartphone or with your partner?
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Phone snubbing, or ‘phubbing,’ has become a real relationship downer.
Seek to truly connect with each other at Thanksgiving.
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After such a difficult political experience, empathy is the key not only to feeling connected, but feeling understood – and understanding others.
Would you want to be operated on by a surgeon whose only anatomy training was using virtual reality?
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Medical students are using virtual reality to help them learn anatomy. But is it the game changing technology some people say it is?