Is the Web helping or hindering literacy?
Literacy (along with numeracy) is surely one of the most important staples for kids to be equipped with to prepare them to enter the adult world. But is the Web helping or hindering kids’ writing skills?
The majority of kids who are able to pick up reading and writing skills at a very [...]..Read More »
British engineers design 1,000mph car for land speed record
From the McLaren F1 supercar to the T.27 electric car
Almost twenty years ago now, Gordon Murray conceived of and designed the McLaren F1 supercar. Only 106 were ever produced and it is one of the fastest production cars in the world, reaching a speed of 391 km/h in 1998. What has Gordon Murray done since production of the McLaren F1 ended [...]..Read More »
Airport x-ray scanner limited by child ‘porn’ fears
Surely any measure which toughens security in airports and on flights while also speeding up congestion of people queuing is a good thing, right? Wrong, at least if we’re talking about new x-ray scanners installed in a U.K. airport. The problem is that they take a “naked” photo of each passenger, and child protection experts [...]..Read More »
Airport x-ray scanner limited by child 'porn' fears
Surely any measure which toughens security in airports and on flights while also speeding up congestion of people queuing is a good thing, right? Wrong, at least if we’re talking about new x-ray scanners installed in a U.K. airport. The problem is that they take a “naked” photo of each passenger, and [...]..Read More »
Bangladesh newspapers believed ‘Onion’ moon hoax spoof to be true
Two newspapers in Bangladesh printed public apologies after running an article using fake news organization, The Onion, as the source for news implying that the moon landing was a hoax. The two newspapers ran the news articles indicating that Neil Armstrong shocked everyone at a news conference by revealing that the [...]..Read More »
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