Skill Zone News issue 71
Science and technology is a rich source of new words and phrases to the English language, words like cyborg, and cellphone, or phrases like fat finger incident. Showbiz and social trends also give us new words like twerking, bovvered, and bedroom tax. Oxford Dictionary's Word Of The Year 2013 comes from the world of social networking, and it is "selfie".
27th November 2013
Healthcare website needs more surgery
The US Healthcare Website, a key part of Barak Obama's healthcare reform policy, looks great, looks modern, but just doesn't look up to the job it was supposed to do.
Should cars block cellphones?
A state coroner in Australia has sparked debate by calling for cars to include kit to block mobile phone usage after an inquest into a road traffic fatality in which the driver was using a cellphone.
The rise of the cyborgs
First launched at the TED Conference held in Edinburgh, 2013, Michigan company Backyard Brains is bringing you RoboRoach, a neuroscience cyborg kit, just in time for Christmas.
Beware of astroturfing
Ever heard of astroturfing? It is the practice of creating false endorsements or messages of support for products, endorsements which are seemingly coming from neutral unbiased participants. Surely that never happens on the Internet.