|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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A smartphone app can help men last longer in bed
on 14 March | 2026
In a randomised trial, men who experience premature ejaculation benefitted from using an app to learn techniques for extending intercourse
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Our extinct Australopithecus relatives may have had difficult births
on 13 March | 2026
Simulations of Australopithecus hominins’ anatomy suggest that when they gave birth, they may have exerted tremendous pressure on their pelvic floors, putting them at risk of tearing
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Single-celled organism with no brain is capable of Pavlovian learning
on 13 March | 2026
A trumpet-shaped, single-celled organism seems able to predict one thing will follow another, hinting that such associative learning emerged long before multicellular nervous systems
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The race to solve the biggest problem in quantum computing
on 13 March | 2026
The 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 | 2026
Toys 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 | 2026
Body 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
|General
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Cuban protesters ransack Communist office as...
on 14 March | 2026 at 17:57
Discontent is mounting over rolling blackouts and shortages of food, fuel and medicine, exacerbated by a US blockade.
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Rescuers blame weather and 'underprepared skiers'...
on 14 March | 2026 at 16:32
The BBC joins a French Alps rescue team as the number of skiers killed this season passes 100.
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Kennedy Center head steps down after tumultuous...
on 14 March | 2026 at 15:31
The Trump ally's departure comes as the centre prepares to shut down for a two-year renovation.
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Why has the US targeted Iran's Kharg Island?
on 14 March | 2026 at 13:42
The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure.
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Hamas urges key ally Iran to halt attacks on Gulf...
on 14 March | 2026 at 13:34
The Palestinian group also affirms Tehran's right to defend itself from "aggression" by the US and Israel.
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More US Marines and warships being moved to...
on 14 March | 2026 at 13:27
The reinforcements will come from an amphibious ready group that is usually based in Japan, an official told CBS, the BBC's US partner.
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Gazans urged to shelter as sandstorm turns skies...
on 14 March | 2026 at 13:02
Displaced Palestinians were told to secure their tents to prevent them being blown away as a storm swept through the enclave.

“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













