MusicReview(Warp)Leeds-based Nightmares on Wax are hardly prolific: this is only their fourth album since 1990's classic early rave single, Dextrous. Their rate of work hasn't been helped by mainman George Evelyn's legendary dope intake, which led to stoner albums with titles such as Smoker's Delight and an invitation to judge Amsterdam's Cannabis Cup. Now Evelyn has apparently given up the weed, and although the titles are still silly (Bleu My Mind, for pot's sake), his music is more focused. Read More...
Games This article is more than 3 years oldPlaying video games doesn't lead to violent behaviour, study showsThis article is more than 3 years oldAnalysis of 28 global studies dating back to 2008 found a minuscule positive correlation Video games do not lead to violence or aggression, according to a reanalysis of data gathered from more than 21,000 young people around the world.
The researchers, led by Aaron Drummond from New Zealand’s Massey University, re-examined 28 studies from previous years that looked at the link between aggressive behaviour and video gaming, a method known as a meta-analysis. Read More...
Observer special reportEvolutionOur species, Homo sapiens, evolved in Africa over hundreds of thousands of years. Now we are beginning to understand how
Underneath our skins, we are all Africans. That is the recent, simple conclusion of scientists studying the origins of our species. Genes, ancient stone tools and fossil bones – analysed over the past few decades – make it clear that men and women today are the direct descendants of hunter-gatherers who evolved somewhere in Africa and took over the continent before one group departed to conquer the rest of the world tens of thousands of years ago. Read More...
