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Netbooks and left hooks: tech in 2010
Tuesday, 2 Feb, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Netbooks and left hooks: tech in 2010

With the first month of 2010 already spawning a new breed of portable computer, Seán Mc Kernan asks what the remainder of 2010 has to offer in the world of technology

Software Piracy: trouble on the high seas
Tuesday, 24 Nov, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Software Piracy: trouble on the high seas

As over a million Xboxes are rendered obsolete after being modified to play counterfeit games, Sean Mc Kernan asks if the war on software piracy has gone too far

How sorta cool stuff works: the Internet
Tuesday, 13 Oct, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
How sorta cool stuff works: the Internet

Sean McKernan explains how the world’s easiest way to order pizza really works

Swine Flu: Menace or Media Hype?
Tuesday, 15 Sep, 2009 – 21:00 | Comments Off
Swine Flu: Menace or Media Hype?

With the world gripped by fears of a new pandemic, Sean McKernan asks: Wow serious a health risk is swine flu?

Medical science fiction?
Tuesday, 28 Apr, 2009 – 12:00 | 4 Comments
Medical science fiction?

As the number of people using complementary therapy increases, Seán McKernan looks at just how effective these treatments really are.

Power for the wireless world
Tuesday, 18 Nov, 2008 – 12:01 | Comments Off
Power for the wireless world

Is copper to be relegated to the saucepan? Wireless technology takes the next step, explains Sean McKernan.

The Ig Nobel Prize: making people laugh and think
Tuesday, 21 Oct, 2008 – 12:00 | Comments Off
The Ig Nobel Prize: making people laugh and think

The Ig Nobel prize shows us that science can be engaging, funny and important too. Sean McKernan gives us a closer look.