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Birmingham plans to become a supersized low-traffic neighbourhood – will it work?
New transport plans aim to remove private cars from Birmingham city centre. Chris Baynham | Shutterstock Birmingham was redesigned in the 1960s to make travelling by car as easy as possible. But the UK’s second city has been falling out of love with cars ever since. The council’s latest planContinue Reading
How big tech is changing who’s in charge of our rights and freedoms
Ascannio/Shutterstock Since the end of the 20th century, daily life for most of us has increasingly moved into the digital sphere. This has led to the rise of the so-called “onlife” dimension, which represents the intimate intertwining of our online and offline lives. One day we may see the creationContinue Reading
Between The Lines is an upbeat, fun and slightly bonkers musical comedy short film
The story follows shy book lover Jane, who is unexpectedly tasked with having to pitch to save her beloved library from closure. All alone in the library, Jane is unsure where to turn…until help arrives in the unlikely form of Lawrence Livingstone, a character from the book Jane’s reading. HeContinue Reading
Argentina vs Brazil LIVE: Latest updates from Superclasico
ARGENTINA take on Brazil tonight in one of the world’s biggest international derbies. The match comes just two months after the return fixture in Brazil was bizarrely abandoned after an intervention from the Brazilian health authorities. 2 Lionel Messi is looking to take the scalp of arch rivals Brazil forContinue Reading
Get ‘Ready’ for a Russell ‘special!’
‘There is more than one way to skin a cat’ Auncunrisque 5/2, Calidad, 12/1, Rhebus Road, 14/1 were all placed in the first three on Sunday and with an each-way ‘Trixie’ (three doubles and a treble) yielded more than THIRTY POINTS PROFIT which represented a classic example of why it’sContinue Reading
Selective lockdowns can be ethically justifiable – here’s why
Spitzi-Foto/Shutterstock COVID is surging in some European countries. In response, Austria and Russia are planning to reimpose lockdowns, but only for the unvaccinated. Is this ethical? Some countries already have vaccine passport schemes to travel or enter certain public spaces. The passports treat those who have had vaccines – orContinue Reading
The Science Museum Wants Their Plastic Samples. They Refused
Three microplastic researchers have backed out of an arrangement to send materials to the Science Museum in London to protest a controversial deal with Shell.Continue Reading
Seven ways that banter can become bullying
Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock We’ve probably all experienced a joke that went too far. When used appropriately, lighthearted use of humour, mocking, insults and teasing – often referred to as banter – can strengthen relationships between friends and indicate acceptance within a social group. In some professional contexts, it can beContinue Reading
How disease has stimulated cultural change
In his classic 1954 work, The Gift, the anthropologist Marcel Mauss described an unusual practice of gift-giving in the Māori people. People who didn’t reciprocate gifts were believed to be vulnerable to illness — and possibly death. In this way, rituals of giving and receiving were linked with beliefs aboutContinue Reading
Countries may be under-reporting their greenhouse gas emissions – that’s why accurate monitoring is crucial
Luciann Photography / Pexels Pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions are very welcome – but accurate monitoring across the globe is crucial if we are to meet targets and combat the devastating consequences of global warming. During COP26 in Glasgow, many countries have set out their targets to reach net-zeroContinue Reading