Shadow banking, a term used to describe non-traditional financial institutions that perform bank-like functions outside the regulated banking system, has been growing exponentially in recent…
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Understanding the true scale of the climate crisis can be difficult, but a groundbreaking study offers a striking comparison: the mass of human-produced greenhouse gases…
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The cryptocurrency market, long in the grips of a “crypto winter,” may have found its catalyst for revival: Donald Trump’s re-election. Known for his pro-business…
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(From British children’s TV show Bagpuss: The Mending Song) They call me Mr. Glue. For around 18 months, I have been fixing things along with…
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Robot means “drudge” in Czech: the term comes from Karel Čapek’s 1920 SF play: RUR, which foresaw the rise of machines replacing humans. Robotic technology…
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Let’s say you had a civil dispute with someone over money. Eventually you have to take them to public court and a legal system with…
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Nuclear power is not a particularly popular technology, particularly on the left. However there is a serious gap in how much energy society needs, and…
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The repair movement has grown over the past decade, spawning many new groups worldwide. The loose organisation grew out of the realisation that we need…
View More The Repair Ethos – Give Old Gubbins a New Life
There is the potential today in the UK to regenerate jobs in the rural economy, provide power and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by utilising…
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In the dramatic Welsh mountain scenery of the Snowdonia National Park lies a well-kept secret. Snug in Llanberis, under what’s known locally as “Electric Mountain”,…
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