Climate Change, Science & Technology, Oct 3rd, 2011,
A new study shows that it’s not just our addiction to fossil fuels, but our love of new and high-tech gadgets that is driving dangerous climate change. And you thought they were just polluting the Earth and enslaving poor workers in Asia. But no – your iPhone, iPad, giant flat screen TV, games console and fridge with built-in ice machine are all causing floods and droughts in the same poor countries that build them. So double shame on you, you Twittering, Tumblring, YouTubing Facebook addict. According to research by the Energy Savings Trust, nearly one third of CO2 emissions in…
Tags: Climate change, energy, gadgets, iPad, iphone
Science & Technology, Videos & Documentaries, Sep 18th, 2010,
I don’t have an iPad, iPhone, Amazon Kindle or any other ‘e-reader’. I’ve read a few old books on my laptop, however, and I didn’t much like it. The feel of parchment on fingers, the sight of printed text and the overall coziness of a book is so much more pleasing than the cold brightness of an LCD monitor, when it comes to engaging in literary escapism. Then there’s the issue of paper. An astounding amount of trees are cut down and pulped to make books and newspapers, while an e-book itself is just information. Of course we also know…
Tags: book, e-readers, iPad, Stephen Fry
