Samsung Galaxy Fold
It makes calls. It takes photos. It browses the internet. It opens like a book? Wow. Smartphone giant Samsung this week announced what it believes will become a new category of smartphone. According to DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics, “Today, Samsung is writing the next chapter in […]
Birds of a feather
Academics love nothing better than a good conference. A chance to meet up with old friends, hear the latest gossip and tell anyone who will listen something they know that nobody else does. Of course it is just a coincidence that conferences on a Greek island or on the Turkish coast in early summer are […]
Should I stay or should I go now?
Stick or twist? stay or go? whichever we decide, it pays to have a plan. Faced with the attraction of long summer days to bring up the family and the dangers of a long flight, it’s not surprising that some American crows choose to migrate north while others stay put. A scientific study into the […]
Brave as well as bright
Life is ‘nasty, brutish and short’ or so said Thomas Hobbes, a poet and philosopher in 1651. Nature is full of wonders but it’s true that for some, life is indeed brutish and short. For the young, the weak and the inexperienced, nature has its dangers. Many species of bird will fight bill and claw […]
Something to crow about
It’s been known for a long time that birds of the crow family are clever innovators. Now The Times newspaper has reported the recent publication (6th February) of a scientific study revealing just how discerning they are. We have all tried to open lids with our house keys (usually bending them) or turn a slotted […]