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When government ministers denigrate lawyers, their real target is the rule of law
I am always suspicious when members of government begin to denigrate lawyers, and even more so when this happens alongside what seems to be a concerted attempt to reshape the relationship between government authority and law. This is not because lawyers are not worthy of criticism; of course they (we)Continue Reading
The threat of ‘killer robots’ is real and closer than you might think
Media Whalestock/Shutterstock From self-driving cars, to digital assistants, artificial intelligence (AI) is fast becoming an integral technology in our lives today. But this same technology that can help to make our day-to-day life easier is also being incorporated into weapons for use in combat situations. Weaponised AI features heavily inContinue Reading
“Film Your Hospital” – the anatomy of a COVID-19 conspiracy theory
Shutterstock/MartaDM It’s widely believed that social media conspiracy theories are driven by malicious and anonymous “bots” set up by shadowy third parties. But my new research – which examined an extremely successful COVID-19 conspiracy theory – has shown that ordinary citizen accounts can be just as culpable when it comesContinue Reading
How strong your grip is says a lot about your health
Grip strength declines with many health conditions. Lars Hallstrom/ Shutterstock The human hand is remarkable. Not only does it allow us to throw, grab, climb and pick things up, it can also be a measure of health. Using hand-grip strength – which assesses the amount of force a person canContinue Reading
Life on Earth: why we may have the Moon’s now defunct magnetic field to thank for it
Photo of a nearly full Moon shining brightly on the Earth's atmosphere, taken from the International Space Station. NASA The habitability of a planet depends on many factors. One is the existence of a strong and long-lived magnetic field. These fields are generated thousands of kilometres below the planet’s surfaceContinue Reading
How we discovered that VR can profile your personality
Mark Nazh/Shutterstock Virtual reality (VR) has the power to take us out of our surroundings and transport us to far-off lands. From a quick round of golf, to fighting monsters or going for a skydive, all of this can be achieved from the comfort of your home. But it’s notContinue Reading
Indian Premier League 2020: Harbhajan Singh Sees The Funny Side To MS Dhoni-Paul Reiffel Wide Controversy | Cricket News
IPL 2020: MS Dhoni’s animated reaction from behind the stumps led to umpire change his decision.© Twitter Harbhajan Singh found a funny side to the incident from Tuesday when during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on-field umpire Paul ReiffelContinue Reading
The scale of US election spending explained in five graphs
The amount of money spent on US elections eclipses the annual total economic output of some small countries. The total spending by candidates, political parties and independent campaign groups in the 2016 race was US$6.5 billion – comparable to the GDP that year of Monaco, Kosovo or Liechtenstein, and moreContinue Reading
Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab Face-Off: Chris Morris vs KL Rahul | Cricket News
IPL 2020, RCB vs KXIP: Chris Morris bowls during his side’s fixture against Chennai Super Kings© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore presently seem top have the best bowling attack in IPL 2020. While Navdeep Saini and Isuru Udana hade been doing well, with Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar manning the spinContinue Reading
RCB vs KXIP Match Live Telecast Today Know When And Where To Watch Live Cricket Online | Cricket News
RCB vs KXIP: Royal Challengers Bangalore are third on the IPL 2020 points table.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are set to face Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in their upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 fixture, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). After seven fixtures,Continue Reading