Developmental amnesia: the rare disorder that causes children to forget things they’ve just learned: Developmental amnesia can affect children throughout their adult lives too. Gorodenkoff/ Shutterstock Even though it came out more than 20 years ago, many people still remember Finding Nemo thanks to one of its beloved main characters: Dory. The blue fish is …
Why Pope’s message to young Russians not to forget ‘great Russia of Catherine II and Peter I’ has not gone down well in Ukraine: Pope Francis’s video speech to the All-Russian Meeting of Catholic Youth in St Petersburg, urging them to “not forget their heritage” has caused quite a stir. What struck a bitter chord …
Digital technology is helping us memorialise the pandemic – despite the government wanting us to forget about it and move on: As the warnings to “stay at home” fade from memory and we’re told we must “learn to live with COVID”, it is easy to forget the first dread-filled days of the pandemic two years …
South Africa in the news: Forget misplaced nationalism, Lions need unity to topple Springboks: Nationalism must dissolve, into nothingness. On Thursday when Warren Gatland announces the names of 36 British & Irish Lions to represent the four home nations, that four must become one. That is …: “South Africa” – BingNews Suspect arrested after ‘traumatised’ …
Forget the Large Hadron Collider – our team has designed a particle accelerator the size of a large room: A prototype of our novel plasma-based particle accelerator EuPRAXIA Conceptual Design Report In 2010, when scientists were preparing to smash the first particles together within the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), sections of the media fantasised that …
‘We will not forget our colleagues who have died’: two doctors on the frontline of the second wave: During the first wave of coronavirus in April, we wrote about our experiences as frontline healthcare workers in Liverpool. While working on COVID-19 wards, we described the stark psychological and health vulnerabilities faced by health workers around …
With all the focus on coronavirus, let’s not forget the other respiratory viruses: Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock With coronaviruses taking over our news feeds – and lives – you may be fooled into thinking it’s the only virus affecting humans at the moment. But it’s important to remember that there are many viruses, especially respiratory viruses, that …
Forget ZFS and use Btrfs: Btrfs has been available for Linux for several years, so you may already be familiar with it. If not, you may have questions about it, especially if you use Fedora Workstation (Btrfs is now its default filesystem). This article aims to help you get familiar with it and its advanced features, …
South Africa in the news: The streets won’t forget ex-Man Utd man Diego Forlan starring at the 2010 World Cup: Given that we’re in the midst of yet another international break, it seems only fair that we take this week’s ‘The Streets Won’t Forget’ in the same direction. Instead of eulogising a player that …: …
Experience the power of Fiverr for yourself. CLICK HERE to get work done for you for just $ 5.00. Why Your Brand Shouldn’t Forget About Pinterest: If you are promoting a brand, chances are you are using some form of social media to reach out to customers and broaden your audience. Typically, people gravitate towards …
Arts rescue package: by all means protect Britain’s ‘jewels’ – but don’t forget the rest of the crown: Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, one of the 'crown jewels' of UK arts. Willy Barton via Shutterstock As far as the UK government is concerned, its announcement of a “rescue package” for the arts couldn’t have …
Arts rescue package: don’t forget small venues – they’re where big stars learned their trade: What if The Beatles hasn't been talent-spotted at The Cavern Club in Liverpool? littlenySTOCK via Shutterstock Icons – and gigs – come in all shapes and sizes. July 6 marks the anniversary of the day that Paul McCartney and John …
Nairobi’s street names reveal what those in power want to remember, or forget: City traffic on Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi, Kenya. Vlad Karavaev/Shutterstock The recent global events of civil and political unrest that started in the US have brought to the fore the complex dynamics of urban memorialisation. The protests have, in some places, led …
Never forget your password with this Python encryption algorithm: Many of us use password managers to securely store our many unique passwords. A critical part of a password manager is the master password. This password protects all others, and in that way, it is a risk. Anyone who has it can pretend to be you… …
South Africa in the news: Forget the Libya Model. South Africa Shows the Path to Peace With Pyongyang.: If North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decides to dismantle his country’s nuclear arsenal, history will record him as only the second leader of an isolated rogue state to do so. The first was South Africa’s last …
Forget Doctor Strange: Benedict Cumberbatch on his dream role, messed-up ‘Patrick Melrose’: Benedict Cumberbatch plays the title character in Showtime's 'Patrick Melrose,' a five-part limited series based on the novels of Edward St. Aubyn. Patrick Melrose rides the roller-coaster life of an abused, addicted, upper-class Englishman, but you don't have to be listed in Burke's …
Forget Mark Zuckerberg’s charity – we need corporate tax reform: Facebook, CC BY-SA Mark Zuckerberg is the philanthrocapitalist poster boy, pledging to give away virtally all his wealth during his lifetime – but tax reform should trump the Facebook chief’s charitable ways because his company makes money by selling its user base data to advertisers. …
2017: the year the Democratic Republic of Congo would like to forget: Congolese soldiers arrest anti-government protester in North Kivu province. Kenny Katombe/Reuters For the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 2017 was a disaster. Presidential and legislative elections were delayed, the violence in Kasai intensified, a long-standing opposition leader died and violence in eastern Congo …