This Startup Is Trying to Make Juicy Steaks Out of Thin Air
Air Protein is transforming carbon emissions into delicious cuts of meat, with the helping hand of bacteria.Continue Reading
2022-02-14
Irish Government does not believe war in Ukraine is inevitable, says Harris
The Irish Government does not believe that war in Ukraine is inevitable, Simon Harris has said. But the Minister for Further and Higher Education said the situation in the country was being monitored on an “hourly basis” amid fears of a Russian invasion. On Saturday, the Department of Foreign AffairsContinue Reading
2022-02-13
We Tested a $135K Racing Simulator—and It Blew Our Minds
This UK company has taken fighter-jet sim tech and created a motor racing system that beats most F1 team setups. And you can buy it (if you can afford it).Continue Reading
2022-02-12
LGBT+ history: the bold, very British resistance to section 28
Throughout the 1980s, some local councils in Britain attempted to provide positive representations of gay people in schools. Some quarters of the national press described such councils as “loony”, and also printed scare stories about gay men and HIV/Aids. In 1987, a survey indicated that 64% of the British publicContinue Reading
2022-02-12
Ukraine: the problem with copying Finland’s strict cold war neutrality
During the tense negotiations over the Ukraine crisis, the idea of “Finlandizing” Ukraine has been suggested as a solution. This idea refers to the way a small or weak country can retain its sovereignty by making some policy decisions – generally defence and foreign – subject to considerable influence byContinue Reading
2022-02-12
Cressida Dick has resigned but the Met police’s problems are bigger than one person
Metropolitan Police commissioner Cressida Dick has resigned after five years in the job. Despite successes such as a decrease in the overall levels of serious injury to young people, and large numbers of dangerous weapons being seized, her tenure has been plagued by a series of high-profile incidents of misconductContinue Reading
2022-02-11
YouTube’s Olympics Highlights Are Riddled With Propaganda
The platform’s search engine is funneling sports fans into watching political content about China.Continue Reading
2022-02-11
The Trojan Horse Affair: Islamophobia scholar on the long shadow cast by the scandal
A new podcast series from the New York Times is likely to rekindle interest in “Operation Trojan Horse”: an alleged plot by “hardline” Muslims to “take over” around 20 state schools in the city of Birmingham in 2014. Despite numerous investigations being undertaken at the time, no evidence of aContinue Reading
2022-02-11
Top 20 UK Ireland professional services group, Xeinadin, agrees strategic partnership and significant investment from Exponent
Group operates from 9 South West locations across firms including GCSD in Gloucestershire, ARA in Bristol and MGA in Devon and Cornwall Investment will fund the group’s ambitious growth strategy and new data-driven technologies 10 February 2022: Xeinadin Group Limited (“Xeinadin” or “the Company”), one of the leading professional servicesContinue Reading
2022-02-11
Limerick community in shock after 12-year-old driving car dies in collision with lorry
UPDATED: 3.45pm 11/2/22 Gardaí have appealed for witnesses and dash-cam footage after a 12-year-old boy died when the car he was driving collided head-on with an articulated lorry on Friday. The boy, named locally as Wictor Chojecki, from Newcastle West, Co Limerick, was driving a grey coloured Nissan Qashqai ownedContinue Reading
2022-02-11