World Wide Web Inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has spoken out about the Internet culture of misogyny which has seen abuse, shaming, doxing and threats to the physical safety of women involved in online discourse. Sir Tim was taking part in a Reddit Ask-Me-Anything chat yesterday to launch maketechhuman, a new joint initiative from WIRED and Nokia, created to […]
“Net Neutrality” is a hot topic in the US at the moment, but it’s also something that the rest of us are keeping a very close eye on. But what exactly is it? This rather amusing rap video featuring “Tim Berners-Lee” helps to explain it (sort of):
On 12 March 1989, Tim Berners-Lee was working at CERN, the European nuclear research facility, when he submitted a proposal for an information management system which went on to become The World Wide Web. 25 years later the Web has transformed the world, and become so ubiquitous and pervasive and noisy that it’s hard to […]
The Minister for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock TD, has announced that he will consider the merits of Ireland joining CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, in the context of an overall review of Ireland’s membership of international research organisations. The Minister has asked his Department to carry out a review of Ireland’s international engagement on research and innovation, […]
Michele and Conn take another ramble through the world of technology, covering geek prams, QR codes on gravestones, and vertical forests. We scratch our heads as Ryanair ask you to pay €3 for the privilege of marketing to you with their new iPhone app (which seems to be the same as their mobile website!) And […]
