Martin Robbins
Has Smart Tech Forgotten That It's Built for Humans?
The assumption of the tech industry is that more is self-evidently better—more data, more screens, more computing devices, more connections. The trouble is, most problems are pretty simple.
We Are in Complete Denial About Our Obesity Problem
Don't believe the internet—the only reason you're fat is because you eat too much and don't exercise.
Don't Blame Slender Man for the Schoolgirl Stabbing
The most bizarre aspect of the Wisconsin stabbings, by far, is the involvement of Slender Man, an internet phenomenon that's sent journalists around the world scrambling for their Google machines with predictably miserable results.
Who Should You Vote for if You’re a Racist Who Likes Science?
It's the question on everyone's lips, so we assessed the scientific policies of all the far-right groups.
The Media Panic About London's 'Child-Killing Snakes' Is Bullshit
The Aesculapians aren't going to murder anyone's dog, cat or baby.
Solar Power Is Kicking the Kochs in the Balls
The sun's giving the billionaire brothers a pretty hard time of it.
The Truth Behind the Drugs That Led to Oklahoma's 43-Minute Prison Execution
Oklahoma State Penitentiary used drugs not intended for executions to kill a murderer.
The London Smog Was a Thick Cloud of Bullshit
We've spent the last week lost in a giant toxic cloud of misinformation.
There's No Such Thing as 'Selfie Addiction'
How a British tabloid invented a made-up mental condition while reporting on a troubled teen.
The Case for Culling the UK's Cats
They're murdering, disease-ridden rodents – we'd be a lot better off without them.
Cutting Through Even More Bullshit Surrounding Flight MH370
People seem to believe, fairly reasonably, that the well-being and position of any aircraft in the sky is being streamed back to a base somewhere in real time. Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 carried a transponder that broadcasted the plane's location...