Last month US Presidential hopeful John McCain announced an ambitious new proposal that would award a $300 million prize to the inventor of a better battery for powering automobiles. It is a laudable idea... Read more (cache)
Apparently, the UK Government want to use the ridiculous quantity of data it collects in new and innovative ways to benefit everyone. The UK government has launched a competition to find innovative ways... Read more (cache)
The British government is putting £20000 into a competition to encourage people to create data mash ups, especially within education, criminal justice and health areas. The fact that ministers have... Read more (cache)
Scepticism is a useful base from which to observe society’s trends. The trouble is, when you’re a regular consumer of blogs and podcasts on the subject (I like the flattering label of “science-based... Read more (cache)
i've just been hit by a jaw dropper, stupidly i didn't see this one coming brown is apparently calling for eight new nuclear power stations, read more here, i'm so shocked, saddened and angry i'll leave... Read more (cache)
Moderador: Marc López 11h00 - 12h30 : Carol Darr 12h30 - 14h00 : Tom Steinberg 14h00 - 16h00 : Almuerzo. Organizaciones en la Sociedad Red Moderador: Genís Roca 16h00 - 17h30 : Miguel Cereceda 17h30 - ... Read more (cache)
Please sign this important petition calling for an scientific investigation into the health effects of being exposed to the products of combustion. A large number of people who have been poisoned by CO... Read more (cache)
Water companies are changing their charging structures to charge religious premises such as churches as if they are businesses rather than charities for their water. This could lead to hundreds or thousands... Read more (cache)
Hi veronika, please would you include this link in your blog. There is only a short time left for people to sign it. It's to help lone parents on income support who home educate continue to do so. Once... Read more (cache)
By clear1: If you think shorting distorts the markets. If you agree, cut and paste this to your favorite threads and don't forget to sign. http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/shortsellsecy/ We the undersigned ... Read more (cache)
Some of the true pioneers of community engagement with government using the Internet include the talented and proactive bunch at mysociety.org. They have been able to help the government take notice of... Read more (cache)
.......... not for us. As a "one of the first", 1.30 in the morning of the 5th in 1948, I have been grateful to the NHS twice in my life, there's a deliberate mistake there, I am grateful to everyone that... Read more (cache)
Well I wish I could report more trouble on the trains today, but unfortunately I can't until Thursday (got a few days holiday as I graduate with my MA tomorrow), so this post is a mini-round up of board... Read more (cache)
It looks more and more likely that a stomach bug of some sort is behind this. I still think I'm getting better but since last Monday both my parents, my sister and several guests, have all fallen victim... Read more (cache)
I am a child of my society, and my society dictates that that is the way it will be. This type of parenting is different than the parenting of the guppy, where the mothers sometimes eat their young in... Read more (cache)
This is rather nice. Wordle is a web tool that takes a bunch of text and converts it in to something akin to a tag cloud, with word size based on the frequency they occur. Here's my 2001 MA thesis on polysemy... Read more (cache)
Email alerts of planning applications near you. Awesome. Hosted by MySociety. (tags: mysociety localauthority planning email alerts maps mashup uk). Will technology win the next election? | Jerry Fishenden... Read more (cache)