Jaws at 50: the Jewish sensibility that shaped Spielberg’s blockbuster and transformed cinema: It’s hard to believe Steven Spielberg was just 27 when he directed Jaws. Before that he’d mostly worked in television, helming episodes of detective show Columbo and the acclaimed TV movie Duel. He’d made just one theatrical feature, The Sugarland Express. Then …
DIY musicians: how digital ‘bedroom pop’ has transformed the music industry: The ever-advancing technologies of our digital age have transformed many industries, including – and perhaps especially – music. One of the most significant shifts has been the rise of DIY artists. These independent musicians take on roles traditionally held by record labels and managers, …
How the Windrush generation transformed music in Britain: There was a black musical presence in Britain many centuries before the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush at London’s Tilbury dock. In the Tudor period, it was fashionable for wealthy households to employ and enjoy black musicians, particularly within the royal courts. The most well known …
The Windrush dance revolution that transformed Britain – from Birmingham’s basements to Notting Hill carnival: Reggae, dancehall, and identity: how Jamaican music transformed British society. Canva Growing up in Birmingham in the early 1960s, I am part of the African Caribbean generation that migrated to Britain between the 1940s and 1980s. Commonly known as the …
Copper transformed way the world works before: it’s about to do so again: Shutterstock Copper is all around us. The metal is both ever-present and invisible in our world. Copper makes reading the words on this screen possible. And the global spread of artificial light, electric power and telecommunications all required ever-increasing quantities of copper. …
From a ‘deranged’ provocateur to IBM’s failed AI superproject: the controversial story of how data has transformed healthcare: US health data pioneer Ernest Codman at work on his national registry of patient outcomes, 1925. Roy Mabrey/Boston Medical Library Just over a decade ago, artificial intelligence (AI) made one of its showier forays into the public’s …
James Lovelock: the scientist-inventor who transformed our view of life on Earth: James Lovelock, the maverick scientist and inventor, died surrounded by his family on July 27 2022 – his 103rd birthday. Jim led an extraordinary life. He is best known for his Gaia hypothesis, developed with the brilliant US biologist Lynn Margulis in the …
The inside story of Recovery: how the world’s largest COVID-19 trial transformed treatment – and what it could do for other diseases: Recovery team members Mark Campbell, Guilherme Pessoa-Amorim and Leon Peto photographed at the Big Data Institute in Oxford Photograph: Adam Gasson/UKRI, CC BY-SA Guilherme – June 16, 2020. Evening TV news shows across …
How COVID-19 transformed genomics and changed the handling of disease outbreaks forever: zstock/Shutterstock If the pandemic had happened ten years ago, what would it have looked like? Doubtless there would have been many differences, but probably the most striking would have been the relative lack of genomic sequencing. This is where the entire genetic code …
5 ways open source software transformed business in 2021: Open source software isn’t just about creating alternatives to proprietary software. On the business side, open source has become a “force multiplier” to transform how organizations do business. At the same time, more companies have started to adopt more open source methodologies, even in managing teams …
We transformed a London borough into a game to get fewer people travelling by car — here’s what happened: Gamification is a promising method for encouraging less car use in urban areas. Author provided In England, only 37% of adults aged 16 or over travel actively (walk, cycle, scoot or wheel to get from place …
The pandemic transformed how social work was delivered – and these changes could be here to stay: fizkes/Shutterstock Since the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of attention in the UK has focused on the challenges of continuing to deliver healthcare. But a related field – social work – has also faced many challenges in …
How colonialism transformed foxgloves – and why hummingbirds might be the reason: Hummingbird pollinators. Shutterstock/Ondrej Prosicky Flowers of plants pollinated by animals display some of nature’s most astonishing variation in colour, scent and shape. But how has this outstanding diversity evolved? A big part of the story is adaptation to the animals they depend on …
South Africa in the news: How buying and selling cars in SA has transformed over the past decade: So how has this affected the automotive industry in South Africa? Wynand Beukes, Chief Digital Officer of WeBuyCars, says: “Consumers no longer need to drive from dealership to dealership to sell …: “South Africa” – BingNews IPL …
Football in Europe is being transformed by US private equity firms – here’s how: Football is changing, again. Many fans who have spent years watching their teams, either live in a stadium or on the television, have long had to face the fact that their teams are (more often than not) no longer owned and run …
Census 2021 will reveal how a year of lockdowns and furlough has transformed the UK: The 2021 census will help show the changes wrought by a year of COVID-19. K303/Shutterstock Many people may feel unsure as to whether the English, Welsh and Northern Irish census of 2021 should be going ahead, given that it’s occurring …
Small businesses need to be digitally transformed to see growth in 2021.: Farhad Suleman, CEO of Simpli Connect A global pandemic and the ensuing lockdown implemented in South Africa disrupted businesses across most sectors, putting small and medium sized businesses, in particular, under immense pressure. If 2020 has taught us one thing it is the …
4 ways open source transformed education in 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic required a paradigm change in education in 2020, as face-to-face interaction between teachers and students was largely replaced by remote learning beginning in the spring. Opensource.com writers helped teachers, students, and families around the world rise to the challenge with examples of open software tools …