Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Technology and the environment

While China is approving the equivalent of two coal-fired power station per week, the question arises as to what technologies might be deployed to solve some of the problems we face.

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Misinformation on Twitter explains the media

In 2024 the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) revealed that a network of accounts on X were posing as young American women, stealing images from European influencers to burnish their credibility.

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

The BBC scandals

Some major controversies and scandals have involved the BBC over recent years. This is not an exhaustive list of them, but does cover the high-profile ones.

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

The most hated building in London

The old Department of the Environment building on Marsham Street in Westminster, sometimes called the Marsham Towers, gained a reputation as the most hated building in London for several reasons:

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Madsen Pirie Madsen Pirie

Housing the homeless in the sunshine

It’s a thought experiment to consider whether UK homeless and destitute people could be sent, voluntarily, to a Caribbean island to live in purpose-built accommodation with medical facilities on hand.

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