Twitter blue ticks: 5 ways to spot misinformation without verified accounts: Pheelings media/Shutterstock After months of chaotic policies, backtracks on said policies and mass layoffs, Elon Musk has made good on his vow to fully replace Twitter’s “blue tick” verification with a paid subscription service. In place since 2009, Twitter gave blue ticks to accounts …
Shakespeare’s First Folio turns 400: what would be lost without the collection? An expert speculates: Shakespeare's First Folio was the first published work to include Macbeth. Matt Riches/Unsplash It has been 400 years since the publication of the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays, a volume now known as the First Folio. Prepared by his …
Contribute to open source without code: Contribute to open source without code Debra Chen Thu, 03/09/2023 – 03:00 An open source “community” means different things to different people. I think of open source a little like “falling in love” because it is about people and relationships. Treat open source as a community because, without people, …
NHS recovery plan: why an extra £2.6 billion is not enough without more staff: Matthew Troke/Shutterstock The UK government has announced an extra £1 billion of funding to support 800 new ambulances, 100 specialist mental health vehicles and 5,000 more sustainable hospital beds. This sum has been ringfenced for 2023-24 to provide extra capacity and …
Desalination could give the Middle East water without damaging marine life — but it must be managed carefully: A saltier Red Sea could threaten its marine life. Dudarev Mikhail/Shutterstock More than 2 billion people live in “water stressed” countries. These are territories where more than 25% of the available freshwater resources are withdrawn for human …
Squirrelpox outbreak detected in north Wales – without a vaccine, the disease will keep decimating red squirrels: Concerns over the spread of squirrelpox have increased after a sick red squirrel was found in Bangor, Wales, in late November. It’s not the first time an outbreak has happened in the area – back in 2020/21, the …
Is South Africa better off with or without Cyril Ramaphosa?: President Cyril Ramaphosa. GCIS/Flickr President Cyril Ramaphosa came to the helm of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC) in 2017 on an anti-corruption, or anti-state capture, platform. The ANC’s 54th elective conference gave him a mandate of renewing the party, and simultaneously …
One in four homes is ‘hard to decarbonise’ – without help their inhabitants could get stuck in fuel poverty: Existing decarbonisation measures are often unsuitable for the least efficient homes. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Millions of people are facing soaring energy bills this winter. Yet according to our research, at least 20% of homes in the …
How to stay warm when you’re working from home (without turning the heating on): A blanket and dog help. eva_blanco/Shutterstock If you’re working from home all or part of the time, the chances are that your home working space is getting chillier as winter sets in. But with heating so expensive right now, having it …
Heat pumps without home insulation could raise bills and overload the grid – here’s what the government can do: Infrared imaging reveals where most heat is lost from a house. Ivan Smuk/Shutterstock The UK aims to replace 1.7 million gas boilers a year by the mid-2030s, as part of its plan to reach net zero. …
Young people without access to a computer had poorer mental health during the pandemic: New Africa/Shutterstock Adolescents (young people aged between 10 and 24) are particularly vulnerable to developing mental health disorders. Essentially this is because our brains are not fully developed until the end of adolescence. These mental illnesses that start in adolescence can …
A video of you goes viral without your consent – what does the law say?: Privacy law doesn't do much to protect you from being photographed in public, but there are nuances. FGC / Shutterstock Going viral was once a dream for creative types hoping to make it big on YouTube. But in the age …
Rishi Sunak: is it legitimate for the Conservatives to continue in government without an election? A constitutional scholar explains: It is only right to explain why I’m standing here as your new prime minister. These were some of the first words spoken by Rishi Sunak as he made a speech outside Downing Street shortly after …
Dynamically update TLS certificates in a Golang server without downtime: Dynamically update TLS certificates in a Golang server without downtime Savita Ashture Thu, 10/06/2022 – 03:00 Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol based on SSLv3 designed to encrypt and decrypt traffic between two sites. In other words, TLS ensures that you’re visiting the …
Why UK final-salary pensions may now be unpayable without state support: When long-dated UK government bonds fell sharply following the consistent criticism of the new economic measures laid out by the UK government, it forced the Bank of England to intervene to prevent an “unwarranted tightening of financing conditions and a reduction of the flow …
How to disagree without making enemies in the age of the pandemic – tips from a psychologist: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Have you ever been mocked or abused for your views on COVID? If so, you’re not alone. Anyone wishing to engage in an open dialogue surrounding the pandemic can often encounter a hostile climate, especially online. …
Clinical trials without humans – why computer simulations could make drugs a lot cheaper: Before a drug or medical device is approved for use in humans, it must undergo a clinical trial. Clinical trials ultimately aim to answer two simple questions: is the drug or device safe? And does it do what it’s supposed to …
How to finance marine conservation without harming local communities: Subject to overfishing, marine megafauna – such as sharks, rays, and turtles – are among the world’s most threatened species groups. Somewhat paradoxically, these species also have widespread appeal. Tourist activities, such as scuba diving place considerable economic value on these species. One study values global …