|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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The race to solve the biggest problem in quantum computing
on 13 March | 2026The errors that quantum computers make are holding the technology back. But recent progress in quantum error correction has excited many researchers
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We don’t know if AI-powered toys are safe, but they’re here anyway
on 13 March | 2026Toys powered by AI show a worrying lack of emotional understanding. But we need to understand the risks and benefits of the technology so the industry can be regulated, not outright banned
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How worried should you be about your BMI?
on 12 March | 2026Body mass index (BMI) is used as a global standard for measuring health, but does it actually tell you anything about how healthy you are on an individual level? Carissa Wong explains the problems with this flawed tool
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Can species evolve fast enough to survive as the planet heats up?
on 12 March | 2026The story of a wildflower that adapted to a severe drought in California raises hopes that evolution will come to the rescue of species hit by climate change, but there are limits
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Chemistry may not be the 'killer app' for quantum computers after all
on 12 March | 2026Two popular quantum computing algorithms for problems in chemistry may have very limited use even as quantum hardware improves
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Why drug overdose deaths have suddenly plummeted in the US
on 12 March | 2026Fentanyl-related overdose deaths fell by nearly 30 per cent in the space of a year in the US, which could represent a significant turning point in the country's opioid addiction crisis
|General
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KPop Demon Hunters to return as Netflix announces...
on 13 March | 2026 at 03:15The sequel brings back the co-directors of the first film, which was a smash-hit for the streaming service.
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King expressed 'concern' over Alberta...
on 13 March | 2026 at 03:04Indigenous leaders made Charles aware of the "threat" posed by the movement during a meeting in London, they say.
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Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan...
on 13 March | 2026 at 02:18The FBI says the incident is being investigated as a "targeted act of violence against the Jewish community".
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'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors...
on 13 March | 2026 at 01:47Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on ships in the Gulf.
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UK MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service...
on 13 March | 2026 at 01:47The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month.
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Qantas agrees to pay $74m over Covid-19 travel...
on 13 March | 2026 at 01:16The case relates to cancelled flights during the pandemic, for which customers were given credits instead of cash.
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French vote tests polarised electorate with right...
on 13 March | 2026 at 00:15The highest-profile contest is for the mayorship of Paris - which has been under left-wing control for 25 years.
“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]
