Online security won't improve until companies stop passing the buck to the customer
May 07, 2017 09:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Its normally in the final seconds of a TV or radio interview that security experts get asked for advice for the general public something simple, unambiguous, and universally applicable. Its a fair question, and what the...
The long history, and short future, of the password
May 07, 2017 09:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In Western history, the concept of the password can be traced as far back as the so-called shibboleth incident in the 12th chapter of the biblical Book of Judges. In the chaos of battle between the tribes of Gilead and...
Metrosexual, hipster, spornosexual: why do we keep redefining men?
May 07, 2017 09:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Ten years ago, men were metrosexual, but now Ive lost track. Currently, the spornosexual, a more body conscious and sexually explicit version of the metrosexual, is vying with the check-shirted, bearded lumbersexual for...
Who's really guilty of right-wing bias when it comes to political reporting
May 07, 2017 09:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
It would not be a proper election campaign without allegations of media bias. And not only against the press. C P Scott, who edited The Guardian from 1872-1929, famously declared that comment is free, but facts are...
Does a lower pound boost manufacturing?
May 07, 2017 09:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The idea that a lower currency boosts manufacturing and a countrys exports is pervasive. So the 15% fall in the pound following the UKs Brexit vote is seen by many to be beneficial for this section of the economy....
Blank and spoiled votes can change the faith of the French presidential elections
May 07, 2017 09:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The question of every pollsters mind this Sunday, during Frances presidential election, will be, So, how many in total? and they wont be referring to the number of votes for each candidate. Instead, what concerns election...
Obamacare repeal vote shows power of US hard right
May 07, 2017 09:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Since the passage of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, Republicans have attempted to repeal it. In March, the first attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare under President Trump failed, as both...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects