|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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Phantom codes could help quantum computers avoid errors
on 3 March | 2026A method for making quantum computers less error-prone could let them run complex programs such as simulations of materials more efficiently, thus making them more useful
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Selfish Y chromosome may explain why some families mostly have sons
on 3 March | 2026A family in Utah with a disproportionate number of boys has been traced back over hundreds of years, revealing that its lack of female members is probably due to a selfish Y chromosome
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Your microbiome may determine your risk of a severe allergic reaction
on 3 March | 2026The microbes that live in our mouth and gut may influence whether an allergic reaction to peanuts is mild or life-threatening, and could be harnessed to ward off a severe attack
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Why the US is using a cheap Iranian drone against the country itself
on 3 March | 2026The US and Iran are trading blows in the Gulf with a simple drone that costs as little as $50,000 to make. But why is a slow, cheap and relatively primitive drone seeing use in 2026 alongside hypersonic missiles and stealth jets?
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First drone passengers may be combat casualties and criminals
on 3 March | 2026Drones aren't yet licensed to carry passengers, but some may already be airlifting wounded personnel off the battlefield and could be employed for smuggling people
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Spreading crushed rock on farms could absorb 1 billion tonnes of CO2
on 2 March | 2026Putting silicate rocks from mine waste on fields could improve crops and limit global warming, but some researchers question where all that rock is going to come from
|General
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Trump threatens to halt trade with Spain over...
on 3 March | 2026 at 19:48Trump lashed out after Spain barred the US from using its military bases to carry out strikes on Iran.
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OpenAI changes deal with US military after...
on 3 March | 2026 at 19:37Chief Executive Sam Altman said the group would prohibit the use of its systems to spy on Americans.
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New charges for son of Norway's crown princess on...
on 3 March | 2026 at 18:59Marius Borg Høiby now faces a total of 40 charges at his trial and denies the most serious allegations.
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Watch: How the US-Israel war with Iran is...
on 3 March | 2026 at 18:49Ben Chu has been looking at what’s happened to marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade passage.
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Gas and oil prices soar and shares tumble on...
on 3 March | 2026 at 17:48Markets react as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies and concerns grow over how long it will last.
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Belgium detains three suspected Cameroon...
on 3 March | 2026 at 17:15Money is reportedly being raised by them for the armed struggle, prosecutors say.
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Guilty verdict for US father of teenage school...
on 3 March | 2026 at 17:14Prosecutors say Colin Gray, 55, could have prevented his son from killing four people at a high school in Georgia in 2024.
“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]
