Commuter Eugene passes the Turing Test
Alan Turing said that a computer could be understood to be thinking if it passed a test, which requires that a computer dupes thirty...
New book aims to explore memories of D Day
The story of D-Day has become very Americanised according to a Manchester historian, who has contributed a chapter on how Britain remembers the historic...
United owner Glazer dies at the age of 86
The controversial owner of Manchester United, Malcolm Glazer, has died at the age of eighty six, it was announced last night.
The news about Glazer,...
First World War hero to be honoured in Middleton
Middleton’s only Victoria Cross recipient Lance Corporal Joel Halliwell V.C, will be recognised in the town next week with the unveiling of a street...
Who are the Richest in the North West
As the Sunday Times prepares to publish its largest rich list this Sunday, The Duke of Westminster remains Britain’s, and the Northwest’s, wealthiest.
The Duke’s...
On Manchester, particle physics and why the God Particle is just a hype
This week the Hadron Collider exhibition comes to Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry
So what is it all about, did they find the God...
Robert Clive- A Manchester connection
For anyone who has been watching Dan Snow's latest BBC Documentary,The Birth of Empire-the East India Company, the name of Robert Clive crops up...
1066-and-all-that-Nav
Tracing where your DNA was formed over 1,000 years ago is now possible due to a revolutionary technique developed by a team of international...
MOSI announces New Director
Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry has a new Director, Sally MacDonald, currently UCL’s Director of Public and Cultural Engagement, who grew up and...
Harold Brighouse-the last of the Manchester school
Eccles Born Harold Brighouse, whose most famous play Hobson's Choice is currently being performed at the Oldham Coliseum, is one of the region's unsung...