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25 January 2019

25 January 2019, 11:44

Imran Gulamhuseinwala: Why Open Banking is the Future of Fintech

Open Banking is a big deal, with wide implications – yet it still feels like the best-kept secret within financial services. It's not about branches opening longer – it's about an imminent, seismic shift in the world of banking...

25 January 2019, 11:35

Why Want a Metal Hand? It's Complicated, Says Cyborg James Young

BBC presenter, filmmaker and parttime cyborg James Young was a tech fanatic even before an accident six years ago that left him a double amputee. He has since been exploring the relationship between humans and technology...

25 January 2019, 11:35

All Great Inventions Started With Someone Being Curious

The best idea, trick, and tool for getting inspiration is to go as far away as possible. In the design of user interfaces, which use physical principles to help us access an entirely abstract realm, the heart of invention is a leap into the unknown.

25 January 2019, 11:08

How Architecture Can Make Our Experiences of Tech More Enjoyable

Computation is the biggest technological change we have ever witnessed, says John Underkoffler, the CEO of Oblong Industries, because it is the absolute opposite of the world we know. This is because it has no in-built representation; it is a purely abstract realm.

23 January 2019, 16:13

The "Green New Deal" and Trade with China

Milton Ezrati joins City Journal editor Brian Anderson to discuss the Trump administration's trade negotiations with China and the "Green New Deal" proposed by newly elected Democrats in Congress, like Rep.

22 January 2019, 06:28

How Climeworks is Creating Negative Emission Power Plants

In the not-so-distant future, dealing safely with our emissions in a carbon-neutral way will be as natural to us as it is to have our trash picked up by our municipalities, says Jan Wurzbacher, founder of Climeworks.

13 January 2019, 19:48

Popular ULTRA4 Series Set For Two Race Weekends in 2020 At Crandon International Raceway

Popular ULTRA4 Series Set For Two Race Weekends in 2020 At Crandon International Raceway — Rock Racing Competition Now A Huge Crandon Fan Favorite — CRANDON, Wisconsin (January 13, 2019) — One of the...

10 January 2019, 06:16

Why the UK's porn block is one of the worst ideas ever | WIRED Explains

Since 2015 the UK government has been trying to impose restrictions on access to porn. All of the legal measures needed to do so have passed and now it is only a matter of time until changes start to happen across the web.

08 January 2019, 03:00

Arsenal Transfer Window: Who Should Stay, Who Should Go

January 2019 — an assessment of Arsenal's squad under Emery. Who's earning their keep, who needs replacing, and why the eternal transfer frustration continues.

03 January 2019, 00:25

Isaiah Jackson from the University of Memphis wins 2018 Patriot All-America Invitational

Isaiah Jackson, a junior at the University of Memphis, shot a final round even-par 70 to win the Patriot All-America Invitational presented by the Valley Toyota Dealers at The Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park, Ariz.

02 January 2019, 23:15

Forest Hall win their first Open…

NCCU Open Club Championship 2018-19 Forest Hall, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, won the NCCU Open Club Championship from Heywood, Lancashire, in a thrilling final hosted by Harrogate Chess Club on May 26. The Open final took place alongside the Seniors and Minor finals...

02 January 2019, 03:19

Yoki's Karate Errantry in America Now in Paperback

Here's a book for all Seigokan members and friends. It's the first paperback (and revised) edition of "Yoki's Karate Errantry in America," which was originally published in 2001. This is the story of Yukiaki Yoki Sensei's travel to the USA in 1964...

01 January 2019, 18:59

Why I was refused entry into Mexico as British passport holder

After an 18-hour flight from Dubai through Paris to Cancun Airport in Mexico, Mexican authorities refused to allow me to enter the country for reasons that were not explained to me, even though I do

31 December 2018, 03:00

1940 WPA San Francisco Model 42x38 ft Now Online

For the first time since 1942, the entire immense 42 by 38 foot WPA built San Francisco Model can be seen assembled virtually. Digitally knitting together all 158 separate pieces with over 6,000 blocks gives the viewer a sense of the extraordinary accomplishment the model represents.