High-Difficulty Games Don’t Have to Be Toxic
Challenging games are often associated with gatekeeping. But designers can use difficulty levels in interesting and valuable ways.Continue Reading
2022-03-08
Ukraine invasion: how Belarus has become Russia’s pawn
The political crisis that has gripped Belarus for the past 18 months has seen president Aliaksandr Lukashenka (the preferred Belarusian spelling; “Alexander Lukashenko” is the Russian transliteration) transition from a peacemaker to a pawn in Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. After hosting talks in 2015 to end fighting in easternContinue Reading
2022-03-08
Vitamin D2 and D3: what’s the difference and which should you take?
Vitamin D3 is found in fish, cheese, and eggs. Cegli/Shutterstock Vitamin D is important for maintaining health, as it has many roles in the human body. But there is more than one form of vitamin D, and recent research suggests that these forms may have different effects. So what areContinue Reading
2022-03-08
Future of TV: we’re putting new personalised features into shows using an ethical version of AI
LightField Studios/Shutterstock “Look away now if you don’t want to know the score”, they say on the news before reporting the football results. But imagine if your television knew which teams you follow, which results to hold back – or knew to bypass football altogether and tell you about somethingContinue Reading
2022-03-08
Ukrainian and Russian: how similar are the two languages?
A protest sign reads "Glory to Ukraine" in Ukrainian. Stefano Guidi / Shutterstock Vladimir Putin has written about the “historical unity” of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, in part through their language. In Ukraine, these statements are refuted by evidence of Ukrainian’s long history as a separate nation and language.Continue Reading
2022-03-08
Top Boy, season 4 review: A gathering storm of fear and fury
Review at a glance R elative to all that’s gone down before, things are calm when we return to Summerhouse for the new season of Top Boy. Jamie (Michael Ward), the young drug gang leader who spent most of the last season locked in a fraught battle for supremacy ofContinue Reading
2022-03-08
Patients waiting 18 months for NHS treatment can go private for free in plans to cut Covid backlog
PATIENTS waiting more than 18 months for NHS treatment will be able to go private for free in plans to slash the Covid backlog. Health Secretary Sajid Javid will say today that expanding the “right to choose” will help speed up care as six million languish on waiting lists. TheContinue Reading
2022-03-08
Colourism: how skin-shade prejudice impacts black men in the UK
Experiencing skin-shade prejudice can impact on a person's self-confidence and their relationships. AS photostudio | Shutterstock The Black Lives Matter movement, and the renewed focus on equality and social justice for black people that has come with it, has brought increasing attention to the issue of colourism. This form ofContinue Reading
2022-03-07
Tottenham vs Everton LIVE: Stream, score, TV channel, kick-off time, team news for crunch Premier League clash
Good evening from north London Welcome to SunSport’s live coverage of Monday evening’s Premier League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton. These two clubs may be facing different ends of the table, but have plenty in common in pursuit of their goals. Whether it’s Champions League football or Premier LeagueContinue Reading
2022-03-07
Ukraine: the UN’s ‘responsibility to protect’ doctrine is a hollow promise for civilians under fire
Images of gaunt, exhausted faces of people fleeing bombardment and death once again dominate global news. From Mariupol to Irpin, Russian artillery attacks on Ukrainian civilians have kept them trapped in hell. Every day, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky pleads for help. He begs for military support to save hisContinue Reading
2022-03-07