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If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?
Digital & Computing

If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?

...central server. Thus, despite more than 200,000 infections worldwide, there have been fewer than 200 payments. The weak impact is because this is a different type of ransomware. The most successful ones spread through spear phishing emails and target individuals and small businesses, which often do not have back-ups. This ransomware was different in that it spread of its...
Methods in Motion: Occupying spaces in Hong Kong and London
History & The Arts

Methods in Motion: Occupying spaces in Hong Kong and London

...Central Hong Kong on October 15, 2011, and documentation of various Occupy events organised in London since the dissolution of the camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral in February 2012, notably the Occupy Democracy protest that took place in October 2014 in Parliament Square. The wave of occupations of urban space that link these protests together has been called the...
Transitioning from home education to employment
Education & Development

Transitioning from home education to employment

...central part of the research to get the voices of this community heard in a way that is true to their realities, which in turn begins to help break down the assumptions and stereotypes that proliferate in the narratives that commonly surround these adults. Points for reflection I hope that if there is anything to be taken away from this article is that the futures of...
Selling Empire: Exhibitions
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Exhibitions

...centrality peaked in the Wembley Empire Exhibition of 1924–5. [Festival of Empire 1911 Map ] 'Festival of Empire and Imperial Exhibition 1911 held at the Crystal Palace'; image supplied by Sydenham Town Forum A staggering 27 million visitors attended. You could walk round a street of Chinese shops (representing Hong Kong), or a white-walled Arab building (for East...
Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV

...central to the majority of broadcast storytelling. Broadcasters also think that TV audiences are allergic to anything that could be construed as ‘preachy.’ But the last year or so does throw up of examples of climate change themes being engagingly presented to very diverse audiences. And important lessons are being learnt about what works and what doesn’t. One...
What does the head of Ofsted do?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the head of Ofsted do?

...central tenet is to “inspect without fear or favour”, a mantra that has been used over the years to stress its separation from government and lack of political or pedagogical partiality when it comes to teaching methods or approach. Since 1992, government pressure has seen it vacillate between being a regulatory body, school improvement agency and more recently, as...
Indigenous ceremonies and climate change
Nature & Environment

Indigenous ceremonies and climate change

...central theme is the need to express gratitude for all the gifts that make life possible – including food, water, clothing and the materials given to make our homes. Latamat does more than remind us of the threat of Climate Change and Mass Extinction. Everyone who encounters the totem on its journey will be encouraged to celebrate their place in the living world. By...
What can you do with leftover coffee grounds?
Science, Maths & Technology

What can you do with leftover coffee grounds?

...central nervous system diseases; polyhydroxyalkanoates, which are used to make bioplastics; and a wide range of antioxidants which can be used in healthcare or added to fuel and lubricants to lengthen their lifetimes. Compost coffee? Coffee grounds are rich in nitrogen, a vital nutrient for plant growth. This is known by a number of coffee shops which will provide their...