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Frederick O'Brien

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AI hotel assistant persuades guests to use less water and electricity

AI hotel assistant persuades guests to use less water and electricity

An artificially intelligent eco-assistant can persuade hotel guests and staff to reduce electricity use by up…

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What Does A Foldable Web Actually Mean?

What Does A Foldable Web Actually Mean?

Foldable devices have brought with them talk of a 'foldable web,' and the idea that long-standing web convent…

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The Split Personality Of Brutalist Web Development

The Split Personality Of Brutalist Web Development

No frills, or flashing neon frills with sprinklers attached? 'Brutalist' websites have flourished in recent y…

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What Newspapers Can Teach Us About Web Design

What Newspapers Can Teach Us About Web Design

Before the home page, there was the front page. From the Gutenberg Principle to grid systems to above the fol…

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Portrait: Marcus Tisson builds a mental health legacy following his mother's suicide

Portrait: Marcus Tisson builds a mental health legacy following his mother's suicide

On August 21, 2016, Marcus Tisson's mother, Margaret, jumped in front of a train at Mile End Station. Two mon…

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Curtain falls on inaugural Fragments Festival

Curtain falls on inaugural Fragments Festival

Genesis Cinema celebrated the final night of its first ever Fragments Festival on Saturday. Organised in six …

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Portrait: how a single mother's world was shattered by hostile immigration policy

Portrait: how a single mother's world was shattered by hostile immigration policy

Karen Burke, 45, had lived in Bethnal Green for nearly 20 years when she lost her job over issues with her im…

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Richard Lubbock - life after meth

Richard Lubbock - life after meth

Mile End resident Richard Lubbock, 72, has garnered national attention as Britain's milder, altogether more p…

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Soma, Spotify, and the brave new world of music consumption

Soma, Spotify, and the brave new world of music consumption

Streaming services like Spotify have revolutionised listening habits. Anyone, anywhere, can listen to just ab…

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The quiet triumph of Hackney Wick Life Drawing

The quiet triumph of Hackney Wick Life Drawing

Four days after moving to east London Benjamin Kelly attended a life drawing class for the first time. A year…

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The House Mill - an east London time capsule

The House Mill - an east London time capsule

The House Mill has weathered many storms in its time. It has endured the Blitz, scavengers, and Olympic redev…

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Frank Wang's last stand - support independent coffee in Bethnal Green

Frank Wang's last stand - support independent coffee in Bethnal Green

Frank Wang is making a stand. A coffee stand. On the home straight of a comeback nine months in the making, W…

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