Archive for the ‘Science & technology’ Category
My Saturday spent thinking about where I want to spend the rest of my life – it’s called the future
September 28th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
I spent all of today at an event entitled “FUTUREFEST: SHAPING THINGS TO COME” which was held at the Shoreditch Town Hall (build in 1862) in east London. We will spend the rest of our lives in the future but we spend so little time thinking about the future. So I found it a fascinating occasion. […]
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What does 3D printing look like?
September 15th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
This video will give you a good idea: Fancy a 3D printer for yourself? You can now buy one for just £1,600 for home use. Can’t wait? Why not pop into a department store and obtain a bust of yourself for just £99 produced by the store’s 3D printer while you wait – check it […]
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What will other life forms think of humankind when they bump into Voyager 1?
September 13th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
It’s fascinating news that the first manmade object has left the solar system. It is, of course, the satellite probe Voyager 1 which was launched as long ago as 5 September 1977. Some scientists are still not convinced that its current position is really outside the solar system, but this is a technical argument that […]
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Would wearable technology suit you?
September 6th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
I confess that I am never without my mobile – indoors as well as outdoors. So I would be a candidate for wearable technology. An article in today’s “Mirror” newspaper takes the arrival of Google Glasses and the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch as the starting point to look at six other possible developments in wearable technology.
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Which came first: the chicken or the egg?
September 4th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
The answer to this question and other scientific puzzles can be found in today’s “Mirror” newspaper here.
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The 20 BIG questions in science – and how they might be answered (eventually)
September 1st, 2013 by Roger Darlington
What is the universe made of? How did life begin? Are we alone in the universe? What makes us human? What is consciousness? Why do we dream? Why is there stuff? Are there other universes? Where do we put all the carbon? How do we get more energy from the sun? What’s so weird about […]
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Will we ever find a theory of everything and will a version of string theory be the explanation?
July 4th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Is it possible to combine the theory of relativity (which explains the movement of large bodies) with quantum mechanics (which explain the action of sub-atomic particles) into a Grand Unification Theory (GUT) that would account for everything from the big bang to black holes? Currently the best bet for such a GUT or Theory of […]
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What is the future of television?
June 24th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
I’ve offered a few thoughts in my latest column on IT issues here.
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Don’t worry – it’s only your metadata that the spies are collecting
June 23rd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
The revelations from Edward Snowden to the “Guardian” newspaper – about how the American and British security establishments are monitoring our communications – are stunning and the full repercussions have still not been worked out. We need a lot more light on PRISM. One of the messages that we are hearing – which is intended […]
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A review of the book “The New Digital Age”
May 28th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
How will new digital technologies change our lives and challenge our privacy? How will states use these technologies in dealing with their citizens, each other, and other international actors? These are some of the questions addressed by two top Google executive in this thoughtful book which I have reviewed here.
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