Liberal Democrats in Brighton – why their party conference still matters: Theen Moy, CC BY-NC-SA Party conferences are strange beasts. They can be a mix of sales conference, rally, social event, training course, decision-making forum, networking opportunity and job interview. And there will always be several “conferences” going on at once. For a charity campaigner …
Why the proprietary MQA music encoding system is better than DRM, but still not good: In June 2016, I wrote about the MQA proprietary closed-source music encoding system and shared my thoughts on why I felt the system is not a good thing. Since then, I’ve been reading more about MQA so this month I’ll …
Why breastfeeding in South Africa still needs champions: Shutterstock Breastfeeding has been proven to protect the health of mothers and babies. It naturally inoculates babies against disease because the mother’s immune system kick starts the baby’s ability to resist illness. This applies in both low-income and high-income settings. For mothers, breastfeeding is also good. It …
Why driverless cars still need driving tests: Joshua Brown was reportedly watching a Harry Potter film when the “autopilot” function of his Tesla Model S drove the car into a truck, instantly killing him. This incident, the first time someone died from an accident involving self-driving car technology, doesn’t prove autonomous vehicles are inherently unsafe. …
Why the International AIDS Conference still matters: Trinn Suwannapha/World Bank More than 18,000 scientists, clinicians, experts, civil society representatives and leaders are descending on Durban, South Africa, for the International AIDS Conference from July 18. Some have suggested that these sorts of conferences are little more than “talk shops” that do little to further the …
Ten weird body parts you didn’t know you still had – from claw retractors to a third eyelid: From looking out for sabre-tooth tigers in the distant past to checking the latest on social media now, our frames have had to cope with changing demands. All mammals develop a tail in the womb, but humans …
Weird Al Yankovic still pop music’s funnyman: After 30 years of performing, Weird Al Yankovic is as current at ever, continuing to hold a funhouse mirror up to America's Top 40 hits. He's been at this long enough that while he started out making fun of pop culture, he's now firmly a part of it …
South Africa in the news: Worse South African election protests are still coming: She said recent protests were nothing compared to what South Africa would see after the elections because issues affecting communities were not being addressed. “We need to have a serious dialogue about democracy because there is no democracy in these …: “South …
Still deciding on the EU referendum? Start with your own place in the world: Shutterstock The question of whether Britain should remain in or leave the European Union has become one of identity. Does Britain see itself as part of this project or is it different? So it makes sense for anyone still undecided on …
South Africa in the news: Conor Murray says ‘angry’ Irish still aiming to make history: Allister Coetzee promises Ireland another war of attrition Joe Schmidt defends use of Irish bench against South Africa World U20 Championship: Ireland far too hot for Argentina as they make final “No, genuinely, being honest, I didn’t feel anything …: …
South Africa in the news: History still in the making for Devin Toner in South Africa: You could hardly have scripted it really. Barely two weeks after his father passed away, Devin Toner was immense in every sense in last Saturday’s first Test win. If it was written in the stars that he would be …
Why its still worth getting the flu vaccine this year: Shutterstock Influenza, more commonly known as flu, kills between 6,000 and 11,000 South Africans every year. About half of those deaths are in the elderly and about 30% in HIV-infected people. During the flu season in South Africa about 14% of patients hospitalised for pneumonia …
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Transparency issues around Alphabet’s ‘Other Bets’ still cloud results: Google reported its first-ever quarterly earnings this week under the new structure of Alphabet. The earnings surpassed analyst expectations and Alphabet is now worth more than Apple with a market value of around US$ 555 billion, compared to Apple’s US $ 535 billion. The majority of …
A Wouter Kellerman video production – Still Life by Wouter Kellerman: From Wouter Kellerman’s album Love Language, now available on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-language/id1027144128 Or on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Love-Language-Wouter-Kellerman/dp/B012J82QMU/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1440963623&sr=1-1&keywords=wouter+kellerman 🙂 Love blossoms not just for those we meet and care for, but for great art as well. Case in point, Kellerman found himself deeply enraptured with …
Guy Climbs Giant Tree, Still Fending Off Seattle Cops: Police in Seattle continue to try to figure out what to do about a man who scaled an 80-foot tree on Tuesday and seems to have no plans to come down. The bearded man climbed the huge tree outside a Macy’s store downtown around 11am and …
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