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The verb deter was coined in the English language in the 16th century from the Latin deterreo (to frighten) and first applied systematically in 18th- and 19th-century criminological texts. During the 1850s, the English criminologist T.B.L. Baker invented the noun form deterrence to capture an idea about the effects of actual and potential punishment on criminal thought and behavior. Early criminologists believed…

Ever since I first read Janine Benyus’s Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, I’ve descended into a rabbit hole in search of what “intelligence” really means (and who has it). Perhaps that’s why I love the name of this newsletter so much. [It’s a worm, after all. A humble, indispensable critter buried beneath the soil.] Benyus’s central argument is that the “smartest” solutions to human problems already exist…

New Game Plus Embracer se sépare d’Arc Games mais conserve ses licences Le Groupe Embracer, le conglomérat suédois qui a multiplié les acquisitions dans le secteur du jeu vidéo ces dernières années, continue sa cure d’austérité. Dans une manœuvre stratégique sans surprise pour les observateurs du marché, le groupe a annoncé sa décision de se séparer de l’éditeur Arc Games et du développeur Cryptic…

There's lots of information out there on keeping your skin looking fresh. But now, an insider has revealed that even your seat of choice could have an impact.

New Game Plus Test Monsters Are Coming ! Toutes les Rome mènent au chemin Le jeu vidéo français n’est pas que Clair Obscur, et le jeu indépendant n’est pas qu’Hollow Knight. On découvre parfois de petits studios et des productions discrètes simplement en se promenant dans les méandres de Steam ou au fil de longues divagations sur les réseaux sociaux. Aujourd’hui, c’est Monsters Are…

As outlined in the UK Government's Autumn Budget 2025, local leaders in towns and cities will have the power to charge a modest fee for overnight stays in hotels, B&Bs and holiday lets.

Rachel Reeves has announced a business rate increase in her recent Budget. Heathrow, which already pays the highest rate in the country, is set to see its rate bill increase dramatically.

It’s the spring of 1951. As the Korean War escalates and the world engages in scandalized debate over Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s recent conviction for espionage, students at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania are gathering in small groups to take part in what they believe to be a vision test. They’re shown three lines of obviously different lengths and asked which one matches a target line. Unaware that they’re…

A woman has divided opinion after sharing that she refused to swap her seat on a plane so a family could sit together.

Every day, we have a choice whether we take our lives, our existence, our freedoms, and our moments for granted, or whether we express appreciation and gratitude for the good things that exist. The biggest unifier that all human beings have in common, that we all exist on the same world and in the same Universe, never gets the due it deserves. Here and now, it’s possible for us to exist, and to exist as long as our…