Barristers may be set to swap their wigs for electroencephalograms. DC Studio/Shutterstock Cognitively enhanced lawyers may one day work in our courts. A recent report from The Law Society of England and Wales suggests the rapidly advancing field of neural technology could create “digitally enhanced” super-lawyers capable of focusing moreContinue Reading
In some of the world’s most inaccessible places, tiny satellites are watching—and listening—for signs of destruction.Continue Reading
Alex Jones claimed being deplatformed hurt his income. Vic Hinterlang/Shutterstock Conspiracy theorist and US far-right media personality Alex Jones was recently ordered to pay US$45 million (£37 million) damages to the family of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. Jones had claimed that being banned orContinue Reading
Thomas Hochreutener/Shutterstock Late summer is all about BBQs, ice creams and parents counting down the days until schools open. Then along comes a wasp. There’s some screaming and flapping (mostly by the parents). Usually, no one gets stung and the wasp disappears. And yet we treat the arrival of thisContinue Reading
It's never long before the maddening refrain from the back seats. Travel_Master/Shutterstock As we approach the end of the school holidays, parents across the country are saying the same thing: “If I had a pound for every time I heard ‘are we nearly there yet?’, I’d be rich.” Having threeContinue Reading
The amount of information online is overwhelming. Shyntartanya From the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine, misinformation is rife worldwide. Many tools have been designed to help people spot misinformation. The problem with most of them is how hard they are to deliver at scale. But we may haveContinue Reading
Two Spanish towns have built a network of towers that douse surrounding trees with recycled water—stopping fire in its tracks.Continue Reading
If you don't like noise, imagine how pets and other animals feel about it. Aleksey Boyko/Shutterstock From construction projects to busy roads, aeroplanes and railways, human noise is everywhere. It is an invisible cause of stress, posing serious risks to human health and wellbeing. However, noise also harms animals livingContinue Reading
It appears that tending to the friary gardens was not without its risks. Thomas Mucha/Shutterstock In the middle ages, monks, nuns, and friars had it relatively easy. They lived quiet lives within friaries and monastic complexes, reading manuscripts, praying, and tending to gardens in which they grew their own food.Continue Reading
LGieger/Shutterstock On a summer’s day at the beach, the sound of seagulls is part of the ambience. But what about when they’re in the middle of a city, or when they’ve just taken your lunch? Not a lot of people like seagulls. They’re loud, messy and quite partial to whateverContinue Reading
