Censored: Why China’s online oversight is anything but crude
30 May 2018
The three pillars of Chinese online censorship create a sophisticated, invisible system that democracies would do well to take seriously, a new book argues
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Old Scientist: Communication on Earth – and beyond
30 May 2018
Putting metallic needles in lunar orbit was once thought the ideal way to keep moon explorers in the loop, a dip in the June archives of New Scientist shows
Papua New Guinea bans Facebook for a month in fake news blitz
30 May 2018
The country is planning a month-long Facebook shutdown to conduct research on the social media network, weed out fake users and stem "false or misleading” information
AI inspired by the film Spotlight could track down child abusers
30 May 2018
Journalists at the Boston Globe painstakingly sifted patterns in public records to find priests who had sexually abused children. Now an AI might do the same
Bulletproof batteries could make body armour for combat
24 May 2018
The US Air Force is developing bulletproof batteries to replace traditional armour. They are loaded with silica nanoparticles that become rigid upon impact
Watch a badminton robot practice its game-winning trick shots
23 May 2018
A badminton robot could be the perfect sparring partner for pros. It has superhuman wrist speeds and has even mastered the tricky spin net shot
Halo Jones: return of the 50th-century galactic adventurer
18 May 2018
One of the great comic book characters of all time, and a pioneer for all women who seek powerful roles, gets a new lease of life
