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Minecraft Purchase Is The First Building Block In Microsoft’s New Strategy

Minecraft Purchase Is The First Building Block In Microsoft’s New Strategy

Sep 12 2014 | comment(s)


Rebuilding Microsoft one block at a time.Credit: animeareftw, CC BY-NC-ND

By Mark Skilton, University of Warwick

Just as the game Minecraft sees players build their virtual world block by block, Satya Nadella’s bid for its parent company is his first solid move in Microsoft’s new platforming strategy.

No, Digital Natives Are Not Clueless About Protecting Their Privacy Online

No, Digital Natives Are Not Clueless About Protecting Their Privacy Online

Sep 12 2014 | comment(s)


Snooping is not allowed. Credit: Paul Walsh, CC BY-NC-SA

By Grant Blank, University of Oxford

China Shows There's More To Renewable Energy Than Fighting Climate Change

China Shows There's More To Renewable Energy Than Fighting Climate Change

Sep 12 2014 | comment(s)


The Tangshanpeng Wind Farm in China. Credit: Flickr/Land Rover Our Planet, CC BY-SA

By John Mathews and Hao Tan, University of Newcastle

Ebola Crisis In West Africa: Where Did All The Development Money Go?

Ebola Crisis In West Africa: Where Did All The Development Money Go?

Sep 12 2014 | comment(s)


Health systems aren't sexy. Credit: Truthout.org, CC BY-NC-SA

By Sophie Harman, Queen Mary, University of London

Life On Earth Still Favors Evolution Over Creationism

Life On Earth Still Favors Evolution Over Creationism

Sep 11 2014 | comment(s)


Evolution is still the favored theory, according to fossil records. Credit: Flickr/Brent Danley, CC BY-NC-SA

By John Long, Flinders University

How To Get Renewable Energy Into The Grid - Without Losing Power

How To Get Renewable Energy Into The Grid - Without Losing Power

Sep 11 2014 | comment(s)


There are numerous methods for maintaining electricity supply when renewables are in the grid. Credit: Johan Douma/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA

By Anthony Vassallo, University of Sydney

The recent review of the Australian Renewable Energy Target has once again raised the issue of the “unreliability” of some renewable power sources such as wind and solar power.