Computer surveillance may hold the key to halting the spread of Coronavirus. For example, despite our own government’s abject failure, track-and-trace has been successful in many countries.   Steve Latham   However, following the law of unintended consequences, the use of technology to defeat Covid also demonstrates how the pandemic […]

During lockdown, old-style TV channels and new online platforms battled for ratings. In one case, the BBC scored a palpable win – Normal People, a series based on Sally Rooney’s novel.   Steve Latham   Hailed, in initial reviews, as an insightful perspective on how millennials navigate inter-personal relationships, it […]