|RECENT SKETCHES & ESSAYS
|RECENT SKETCHES & ESSAYS
Slow Horses: Slow-Burn Rebuttal
★★★★☆ [See-Saw Films Apple TV+] Slow Horses arrives like a corrective: a...
When Representation Masks Prejudice
Is it reasonable to expect marketing campaigns to reflect the demographics...
Becoming a Retail Impresario
For years my wife encouraged me to commercialise my art and designs,...
Thinking with Machines
I feel genuinely privileged to be alive in this era. The technological...
The Polite Exclusion of Home
I grew up in Birmingham during my formative years. Not inner‑city...
From Stutter to Boom
James Earl Jones Dies at 93 January 17th 1931 - September 9th 2024 James...
Slow Horses: Slow-Burn Rebuttal
★★★★☆ [See-Saw Films Apple TV+] Slow Horses arrives like a corrective: a spy drama that chooses...
When Representation Masks Prejudice
Is it reasonable to expect marketing campaigns to reflect the demographics of the population...
Becoming a Retail Impresario
For years my wife encouraged me to commercialise my art and designs, starting with the car...
Thinking with Machines
I feel genuinely privileged to be alive in this era. The technological leaps humanity has made...
The Polite Exclusion of Home
I grew up in Birmingham during my formative years. Not inner‑city Birmingham, not the grey belt...
From Stutter to Boom
James Earl Jones Dies at 93 January 17th 1931 - September 9th 2024 James Earl Jones, the...
“One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood”
Agatha Christie
“One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood”
Agatha Christie
|HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
|Science
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How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world
on 7 March | 2026Chris Maddison was just an intern when he started working on the Go-playing AI that would eventually become AlphaGo. A decade later, he talks about that match against Lee Sedol and what came next
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The moment that kicked off the AI revolution
on 7 March | 2026It's been 10 years since Go champion Lee Sedol lost to DeepMind's AlphaGo. Has the technology lived up to its potential?
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NASA changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun for the first time
on 6 March | 2026NASA’s DART mission slammed into the small asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, and the impact slowed its orbit around the larger Didymos – and also the pair’s path around the sun
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Chemistry clues could detect aliens unlike any life on Earth
on 6 March | 2026Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds could be a useful indicator
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Inflammation might cause Alzheimer's – here's how to reduce it
on 6 March | 2026Persistent inflammation in the gut, lungs and skin might lead to Alzheimer's disease, but lifestyle choices - from getting vaccinated to eating well - can keep inflammation under control
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Shift in the Gulf Stream could signal ocean current collapse
on 6 March | 2026Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There are signs that this is already happening, and a more abrupt shift could warn of more severe climate impacts
|General
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Australians must prove they are over 18 to access...
on 9 March | 2026 at 03:02Sites such as Pornhub and RedTube must verify the ages of all users or risk million-dollar fines.
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Rihanna's Beverly Hills home hit by gunfire,...
on 9 March | 2026 at 03:01A suspect was arrested after the shooting on Sunday afternoon, Los Angeles officers say.
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Oil prices surge above $110 and shares slide over...
on 9 March | 2026 at 02:19Major disruption to energy supplies threatens to push up prices for consumers and businesses around the world.
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Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate...
on 9 March | 2026 at 00:40Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.
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Spain's migrants welcome amnesty: 'It will help...
on 9 March | 2026 at 00:17Madrid cites humanitarian and economic reasons to give undocumented workers legal status.
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Masked fan unplugs VAR monitor in German match
on 9 March | 2026 at 00:13A masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor in a German second division match as the referee was went to the pitchside screen to check a penalty award.
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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme...
on 8 March | 2026 at 21:51Many expect the 56-year-old, who has largely kept a low profile, to continue his father's hardline policies.
“There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.”
Simone de Beauvoir
“There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.”
Simone de Beauvoir
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
BELGIAN GP [Spa-Francorchamps]
