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That traditional monolith of culture, the museum, has begun to embrace the digital world. As a series of projects reveal, the possibilities are endless.
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Environmental campaigners have employed an argument that they were forced into ‘illegal’ action but judges are still not buying it.
There’s no need for manufactured debates about a new geological era – we should just get on with the business of solving our problems.
Do innovations like PayPal, Square, Apple Pay and Bitcoin spell the end of cash? How different countries are adopting new forms of financial tech.
Noise pollution, whether on land or under water, can affect animals in interesting – and not always positive – ways.
We are only just starting to understand the linguistic tools that get stuff done, move us to tears, bore us to death, or make us dizzy with delight.
How do you make a digital mapping system give directions like a stranger in the street?
Heat stroke can be deadly. Luckily there’s a cheap, easy solution for adjusting to a hot climate – and it doesn’t involve dunking yourself in ice.
Studying diverse languages gives us invaluable insights into human cognition but more become endangered every month.
It’s difficult to individually track tiny insects but researchers think they’ve found a way to harness a bee’s own energy.
The Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year is causing a bit of a stir – probably because it’s not a word at all.
It’s not easy powering a network of billions of sensors. But this could be a solution.
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The most effective leaders are not the most narcissistic ones.
Online advertising is out of control: are Facebook’s Instant Pages, Apple News, and Accelerated Mobile Pages the answer?
October 16 is traditionally a day in which the Spanish nation is celebrated. But questions are being asked about what that nation is these days.
Instead of arguing over whether adblocking is right or wrong, advertisers and publishers could work to make the web better.
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Professor of Data Analytics, Bangor University
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Research Fellow in Applied Observational Oceanography, Bangor University
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Honorary Visiting Research Fellow, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Film and Media, Bangor University
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PhD Candidate, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Data Science/Analytics, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Physiology, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Finance, Bangor University
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PhD Candidate, Medieval Literature, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Political History, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Modern and Welsh History, Bangor University
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SEACAMS R&D Project Manager, Centre for Applied Marine Sciences, Bangor University
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University
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Professor of Physical Oceanography, Bangor University
