Author: The Conversation

Could our universe be a computer simulation, with someone (perhaps an advanced alien species) fine-tuning the conditions?

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Shortly after Musk acquired Twitter, #TwitterMigration began trending. But what are the alternatives?

Public-private security partnerships must be established to bolster the security of the country’s electricity infrastructure.

Mobile phones need to be set to flight mode so they can’t cause an emergency for the aeroplane, right? Well, it depends who you ask.

Procrastination is not a result of laziness or poor time management. Scientific studies suggest procrastination is due to poor mood management.

There’s been outrage from some quarters about reports that Eskom intends to increase the connection fee for electricity users who also generate their own power.

President Cyril Ramaphosa recently outlined plans to solve South Africa’s power crisis. But he didn’t mention the protection of energy infrastructure as a prerequisite to any solution.

Atomic clocks and precise astronomical measurements have revealed that the length of a day is suddenly getting longer, and scientists don’t know why.

Con artists are taking the personal approach. And they’re getting so good at it that even cybersecurity experts are being taken in.