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Bitcoin

Definition

What is bitcoin and how does it work?

Bitcoin is a digital currency which operates free of any central control or the oversight of banks or governments. Instead it relies on peer-to-peer software and cryptography.
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People in Science

Satoshi Nakamoto

Morse code

Definition

Morse code

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Life

Chernobyl and The Terror docu-dramas expose horror's many faces

Culture

How Watch Dogs Legion and Cyberpunk 2077 probe our dystopian fears

Technology

How Watch Dogs Legion and Cyberpunk 2077 probe our dystopian fears

Culture

Endolysins

Definition

Endolysins

Mark Zuckerberg

Technology

Libra: What is Facebook's new cryptocurrency and can we trust it?

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Technology

Facebook plans to launch a new cryptocurrency called Libra

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Technology

Working Hypothesis: From Finland’s climate action to a rival Chernobyl

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Godzilla

Godzilla: King of the Monsters reveals our obsession with radiation

Godzilla is back in the film King of the monsters. Japan’s nuclear-powered creature exposes our obsession with radiation, says Simon Ings in his latest column

Culture

Definition

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Environment

Hydrogen has a dirty secret – let's not think it's always a green fuel

Leader

Technology

Experimental sci-fi expertly captures colliding realities

Culture

Technology

Apple reveals new privacy and security features for iPhones

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