Category Archives: Current Affairs
Bring on the yoga!
Yoga could be as good for your health as aerobics or brisk walking, a new study suggests. The study, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, looked at how the mind-body practice of yoga could be used by cardiac patients who were unable to take part in more physically challenging forms of exercise. It found that in terms of preventing heart disease: “Yoga may provide the same benefits in risk factor reduction as traditional physical activity such as cycling or …
Read more...Acts of kindness humble us all
In a world with such heavy priority on money, belongings and status, it is heartwarming and humbling to read a story of…
Read more...Cyber Monday: The online seller’s Black Friday
Cyber Monday joins Black Friday on the commercial advent calendar just as we get used to cringe-worthy videos of shoppers brawling over the latest forty inch TV. But is the new online consumer frenzy all it is built up to be?
Read more...Green cat is no joke
Is it an alien? Is it a joke? A mysterious green cat has been seen walking the streets of a Bulgarian town.
Read more...2014 Predicted to be UK’s warmest ever
It may have begun to feel chilly in the last few weeks, with frosts biting and temperatures dropping in the lead up to Christmas, but scientists predict that 2014 could end up being the warmest year on record.
Read more...Bond 24: What do we know
“Bond. James Bond” is an introduction that many will be familiar with. After all the world’s least secretive secret agent is setting off on his 24th double 0 outing.
Read more...Urban agriculture could make all the difference
Get your trowel out and nip down to your local allotment, or up to your roof garden, because urban agriculture may make all the difference to global sustainability in the future.
Read more...#Revolution: Ferguson, Cameron and Twitter unrest
The potential for Twitter and Facebook to bring together those who are unhappy with society and give them a platform to voice their anger has always been apparent.
Read more...Braigo: A thirteen year old genius revolutionises Braille
If you cross the word Braille with Lego you get the word Braigo and if you cross the need for a cheap Braille printer with an incredibly intelligent thirteen year old entering a high school science competition you get Braigo Labs, the company started by US teenager, Shubham Banerjee.
Read more...Can you feeeeel it?
More than 40 years after Slade told us to ‘come on feel the noise’ two British innovators are making sure that we can.
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