Author Archives: joshuahowgego
Antarctica’s missing meteorites
The glaciers near the south pole are a rich hunting ground for space rocks. But why are there almost no iron meteorites to be found?
Antarctica’s missing meteorites
The glaciers near the south pole are a rich hunting ground for space rocks. But why are there almost no iron meteorites to be found?
My quest to be the ultimate evidence-based do gooder
Effective altruists use reason and evidence to maximise the good they do. But follow the logic rigorously and it leads to some surprising conclusions…
My quest to be the ultimate evidence-based do gooder
Effective altruists use reason and evidence to maximise the good they do. But follow the logic rigorously and it leads to some surprising conclusions…
The curious case of the vanishing quark
Quarks are some of the most fundamental subatomic particles – but there are circumstances where they seem to simply not exist….
The curious case of the vanishing quark
Quarks are some of the most fundamental subatomic particles – but there are circumstances where they seem to simply not exist….
The man who stops burglaries before they happen
Shane Johnson is running the most sophisticated predictive policing experiment ever on the streets of Yorkshire…
The man who stops burglaries before they happen
Shane Johnson is running the most sophisticated predictive policing experiment ever on the streets of Yorkshire…
Why the periodic table needs a redesign
150 years after it was invented, Chemists still can’t agree on the best look
Why the periodic table needs a redesign
150 years after it was invented, Chemists still can’t agree on the best look
It looks like Finland’s basic income experiment worked
People felt less stressed and didn’t work significantly fewer days…
It looks like Finland’s basic income experiment worked
People felt less stressed and didn’t work significantly fewer days…
How Kent Police uses algorithms to triage cases
It is now actively investigating around half as many public order offences…
How Kent Police uses algorithms to triage cases
It is now actively investigating around half as many public order offences…
Are we ready for the end of cash?
Governments and banks are considering whether to get rid of cash. It won’t be plain sailing…
Are we ready for the end of cash?
Governments and banks are considering whether to get rid of cash. It won’t be plain sailing…
Hunting an oil spill beneath the waves
Oil behaves in strange ways in the water, making it tricky to clean up. Teams of robots can help…
Hunting an oil spill beneath the waves
Oil behaves in strange ways in the water, making it tricky to clean up. Teams of robots can help…
Upend atom!
We thought we knew how to do chemistry, but an entirely new class of reaction is forcing us to rethink the basics…
Upend atom!
We thought we knew how to do chemistry, but an entirely new class of reaction is forcing us to rethink the basics…