|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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Nasal spray could prevent infections from any flu strain
on 4 February | 2026An antibody that has the power to neutralise any influenza strain could be widely administered in the form of a nasal spray if a flu pandemic emerges
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Psychedelic causes similar brain state in spiritual lama as meditation
on 4 February | 2026The psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT seemed to induce similar patterns of brain activity in a lama - a revered spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism - as meditation, advancing our understanding of the drug's neurological effects
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Record-breaking quantum simulator could unlock new materials
on 4 February | 2026An array of 15,000 qubits made from phosphorus and silicon offers an unprecedentedly large platform for simulating quantum materials such as perfect conductors of electricity
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A social network for AI looks disturbing, but it's not what you think
on 4 February | 2026A social network where humans are banned and AI models talk openly of world domination has led to claims that the "singularity" has begun, but the truth is that much of the content is written by humans
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Forever chemical TFA has tripled due to ozone-preserving refrigerants
on 4 February | 2026Chemicals used in refrigeration break down in the atmosphere to produce trifluoroacetic acid, a persistent pollutant that could be harmful to humans and aquatic life
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Dutch air force reads pilots' brainwaves to make training harder
on 3 February | 2026While pilots are flying in a VR simulation, their brainwave patterns can be fed into an AI model that assesses how challenging they are finding a task and adjusts the difficulty accordingly
|General
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Melinda French Gates says ex-husband Bill has...
on 4 February | 2026 at 23:42She said her ex-husband and others named in the Epstein files needed to answer whatever questions remain.
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A global craze for Korean culture is making its...
on 4 February | 2026 at 23:01Black, crispy, often flat and square, dried seaweed is growing in popularity - but also in price.
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Son of Norway's Crown Princess gives evidence as...
on 4 February | 2026 at 22:32The BBC's Paul Kirby reports from outside the court in Oslo, where Marius Borg Høiby denies rape and many other serious charges.
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Fearing Russia will seize her town, war widow...
on 4 February | 2026 at 21:59Russia's gains on the battlefield have forced Natalia to rebury her husband in Kyiv.
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Trump says America should move on from Epstein -...
on 4 February | 2026 at 21:45The justice department says its review of the files is over, but the story is again proving to have a life of its own.
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Church fresco resembling Italian PM has face...
on 4 February | 2026 at 20:04The artist who painted the cherub has admitted it was Giorgia Meloni's face, as the Rome church sees a steady flow of curious visitors.
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Fears of new arms race as US-Russia nuclear...
on 4 February | 2026 at 18:39The New Start treaty has limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for both countries.
“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]
