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Little Atoms Weekly round-up (the May Day madness edition)

This week we looked at the workers of the world unitng round the corner from our office, what Nigeria's recent peacful election means for democracy in Africa, how internet speak is changing language, why Swiss authorities arrested a bot. We also chatted to two great science writers in our Wellcome Book Prize special.
16/06/2017

This week we looked at the workers of the world unitng round the corner from our office, what Nigeria's recent peacful election means for democracy in Africa, how internet speak is changing language, why Swiss authorities arrested a bot. We also chatted to two great science writers in our Wellcome Book Prize special.

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May Day 2015: the vanguard of the proletariat in pictures!

The workers of the world united round the corner from our office
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What Nigeria’s peaceful transition means for Africa

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Charlie Hebdo: why is solidarity so difficult for some writers?

In their refusal to stand in solidarity with the victims of the "Assassin's Veto", writers have turned their back on a simple concept
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Ten phrases that escaped from the internet

Are we starting to think, act and talk like the computers we spend so much of our lives with?
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Are we starting to think, act and talk like the computers we spend so much of our lives with?

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Little Atoms weekly round-up (the ‘reviewing our security measures’ edition)

 “Queen’s is, and will remain, a place where difficult issues can be discussed.”
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Why did Swiss police arrest an algorithm?

Artists !Mediengruppe Bitnik created a bot that crawled the dark net buying whatever it could find
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Queen's University to review cancellation of Charlie Hebdo conference

Belfast university backtracks on controversial decision
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Elle Hardy is an Australian freelance writer with an interest in international affairs, politics, culture, and literature.
Elle Hardy is an Australian freelance writer with an interest in international affairs, politics, culture, and literature.
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