Skip to Content

SUNDAY, 09 NOVEMBER 2025, 14:55

Education

Royal College of Psychiatrists faces member backlash over Qatar partnership

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

More than 150 psychiatrists sign letter condemning contract to host exams in country with well-documented human rights abuses

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is facing a backlash from members over a controversial partnership with Qatar’s state healthcare provider.

The college has signed a contract with the state-owned Hamad Medical Corporation to host international exams in Doha, enabling...

Science/Tech

Hilarious Unused Audio From 2003 Baseball Game Rediscovered by Video Game History Foundation

Today at 14:34 PM, via Slashdot

After popular arcade games like Mortal Kombat and Spy Hunter, Midway Games jumped into the home console market, and in 2003 launched their baseball game franchise “MLB Slugfest” for Xbox, PS2, and GameCube. But at times it was almost a parody of baseball, including announcers filling the long hours of airtime with bizarre, rambling conversations. (“I read today that kitchen utensils are gonna...

Science/Tech

James Watson obituary

Today at 14:10 PM, via The Guardian

Nobel prize-winning biologist whose discovery, with Francis Crick, of the structure of DNA solved the mystery of genetic inheritance

James Watson, who has died aged 97, had an extraordinary gift for science, combined with ruthless ambition and an arrogant disregard for most of his peers. These combined qualities earned him a key role in one of the 20th century’s most profound scientific...

Science/Tech

How much it costs to say goodbye to Eskom

Today at 12:59 PM, via MyBroadband

It’s cheaper than ever for South Africans to install a solar PV and battery backup system, allowing them to go completely off-grid.

Health

The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves

Yesterday at 05:36 AM, via New York Times

“The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself.