Silicon Valley tech giants: real innovators or spoilt rich kids?
By Paul Kirkham, University of Nottingham
According to TechRepublic, Google produced two of the five worst tech products of 2009 – Android 1.0 and Google...
Hard Evidence: how much did our ancestors drink – and are we drinking more?
By Beat Kümin, University of Warwick
Autumn is awash with alcohol, and not just because of the new vintage. Oktoberfest plays a part, too, the...
Bullying, violence, intimidation and suicide – why it’s time to rediscover dignity in prisons
By Ian Cummins, University of Salford
The huge increase in suicides in prison, along with violence and instances of poor care, demonstrate the sorry state...
Tackling online trolls doesn’t need a bigger stick – just a more effective one
By Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon, University of Southampton
There is a vocal minority on social media that use the platforms to attack others, often with impunity.
These cyber...
Is Fiona Woolf’s child abuse inquiry falling apart before it has begun?
By Bernard Gallagher, University of Huddersfield
Fiona Woolf’s first appearance before the Home Affairs Committee as Chair of the independent inquiry into historical child sexual...
Historical comet-landing site is looking for a name
By Monica Grady, The Open University
The Rosetta mission reaches a defining moment on Wednesday November 12, when its lander, Philae, is released. After about...
Colorado curriculum kerfuffle showed activism can beat vested interests
By Mark Paige, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Students in Jefferson County, Colorado, popularly known as JeffCo, have learned an important civics lesson about their power...
Bradlee was a bold editor who helped us understand the world
By John Jewell, Cardiff University
Ben Bradlee, the former editor of the Washington Post, who has died at the age of 93 was a crusading...
