Day: September 11, 2025

Don’t forget the politicians when you look at who fucked up tech

Posted on by Robin Edgar

The epigram for my forthcoming book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It is a quote from Ed Zitron: “I hate them for what they’ve done to the computer” (Ed even recorded a little cameo of this for the audiobook): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/enshittification-the-drm-free-audiobook/ Ed’s a smart and passionate guy, and this was Read more about Don’t forget the politicians when you look at who fucked up tech[…]

My blue is your blue: different people’s brains process colours in the same way

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Is the colour you see the same as what I see? It’s a question that has puzzled both philosophers and neuroscientists for decades, but has proved notoriously difficult to answer. Now, a study that recorded the brain activity of 15 participants suggests that colours are represented and processed in the same way across different people. Read more about My blue is your blue: different people’s brains process colours in the same way[…]