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Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?
Digital & Computing

Why has reaching the Chinese internet audience just got a little harder?

...Publication, Radio, Film and Television. The regulation not only bolsters the legality of the Great Firewall, a mechanism that blocks overseas websites, but also raises the threshold for foreign media companies that want to enter the Chinese market. Foreign tech companies under China's thumb This is just another measure of success that Chinese authorities have had in...
How can you tell if a signal from space is an alien communication?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can you tell if a signal from space is an alien communication?

...public. Importantly, no response to the signal should be sent until international consultations have taken place. Whatever (if anything) is transmitted back in the direction the signal came from would indicate our presence, so we’d better be sure we want to announce our existence before doing so. [The Conversation]Maybe one day these protocols will be invoked, but until...
Mo Mowlam and The Good Friday Agreement
Society, Politics & Law

Mo Mowlam and The Good Friday Agreement

...public facing celebrations of the 20 year anniversary by key figures and leaders and it would be wrong of me not to note now how much recognition she and many of the other women who were pivotal in bringing the violence to an end across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland in 1998 are now receiving. There have been many events in recent weeks taking place globally...
Detecting fake images
Society, Politics & Law

Detecting fake images

...public and made so easy to be used that anyone can generate an image almost effortlessly. The real impact of these technologies on society is to be seen. For sure seeing is no longer believing. If you are interested in creating and editing digital images, check out the Open University’s Digital Photography module. References Kleinman, Z. (2018) Cambridge Analytica: The...
Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football

...public transport, encouraging travel by trains, subways, light rail and buses instead of planes and cars. Teams will also be encouraged to travel to group-stage matches by coach or train to reduce the tournament’s carbon footprint. The Olympic Stadium in Berlin which is one of the hosts for the tournament Despite ongoing climate concerns, FIFA recently announced that...
Should we educate prisoners?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we educate prisoners?

...public good According to the Ministry of Justice, "research evidence strongly suggests that education in prison can help people desist (move away) from offending". The UK has one of the highest rates of re-offending in the Western world and this comes at huge costs to both taxpayers and victims. Encouraging engagement with education in prisons should be a priority as it...
Remembering Peter and John
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Peter and John

...public inquiry. He found an academic gown and a black hankie and set himself up as judge while students played the parts of representatives of employers, unions, the government and local people. A chair was placed on a table and Peter clambered up and proceeded to adopt the accent and style of a learned judge. A political activist from his student days onwards he also...
Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum
Society, Politics & Law

Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum

...public transport and regulations within housing. To give one example, women I spoke with who lived in one accommodation facility run by SERCO said that they had been told they would be reported to the Home Office for leaving bedroom doors open that could be a fire hazard. In this way, everyday actions become border offences. [A piece of paper is stuck up on a yellow...