Science & Technology
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Jews, Christians and Muslims – at the roots of science
Dec 12, 2017Contemporary science finds its roots in the work of ancient Jewish, Christian and Muslim scholars. In the Middle Ages they translated the texts of ancient researchers. An exhibition in Berlin is dedicated to that era. For... -
Social Apps Are Now a Commodity
Dec 6, 2017I am very old. As in, my age begins with a four, a profoundly uncool number for an age to start with. Which is to say, too old to use Snapchat, the image-messaging social-network app. Founded... -
The Women Who Used Food to Fight Historical Stereotypes
Nov 28, 2017From The Flintstones to Focus on the Family, the stereotype has long been that men hunt and provide, while women just stir the pot. Thankfully, today many women—and men—reject both that biological essentialism and the resulting division of... -
The top 10 gaming trends of 2017
Nov 21, 2017Gadgets are only as good as their content, and though 2017 has been a difficult year for the world, it’s been a great one for video games. As gaming elbows its way to the centre stage of... -
The future is digital, our children are analogue. We’re betraying a generation
Nov 20, 2017Three years ago, before the Brexit dreams of renewed imperial glory and Vimto for all took wing, England took an uncharacteristically bold step into the future. Michael Gove was in charge of the Department for Education,... -
What’s Going to Happen to All the Unsold Snapchat Spectacles?
Nov 13, 2017It was only a year ago that New Yorkers were lining up 150 deep to buy Spectacles out of a vending machine. The glasses, which record video for the Snapchat app, had attracted so much buzz... -
WhatsApp: inside the secret world of group chat
Nov 13, 2017When WhatsApp launched it quickly became the main messaging service for groups of friends and family. More recently it’s become a useful platform for activists and politicians, fuelling a ‘whisper network’ of alliances and playing a...
