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Chris Baraniuk

Chris Baraniuk

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'You're supposed to hate snakes - I don't'

Reports of human-snake encounters are on the rise – and some people react to a snake on their property by killing it. But is there a better way, for...

18.05.2025 50

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Chris Baraniuk

The video game ghost that haunted people's dreams

A second-hand Zelda cartridge. A cryptic forum thread. A generation of frightened children. This is the story of Ben Drowned – the internet's most...

04.05.2025 20

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Chris Baraniuk

The race against time to save US climate data

Swathes of scientific data deletions are sweeping across US government websites – with decades of health, climate change and extreme weather...

24.04.2025 850

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Chris Baraniuk

Why children love Minecraft so much

Minecraft is the world's best-selling computer game and soon to be a Hollywood film. This is why children can't get enough of it. AJ Minotti has...

01.04.2025 80

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Chris Baraniuk

The people who still use typewriters

Computers and smartphones might be where most writing is done these days, but typewriters still have work to do in the US. Pretty much every day,...

23.03.2025 100

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Chris Baraniuk

The countries that never locked down for Covid-19

Most of the world found itself confined to their homes in March 2020 as Covid-19 spread at a blistering pace. Some countries didn't impose any...

06.03.2025 100

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Chris Baraniuk

How human history is etched into the fabric of the Earth

Moments in human history are etched into the Earth. Now researchers are piecing together evidence of our impact on the planet – through the marks...

12.02.2025 80

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Chris Baraniuk

The race to study Antarctica before it melts

With Antarctica's climate warming at an unprecedented rate, scientists are battling with dangerously thin ice and equipment falling through into...

31.12.2024 90

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Chris Baraniuk