Q&A: ‘Climategate’

What is the background of the hacked climate science emails and why did it cause such a storm?

Is 3D the medium of the future?

3D is the hottest thing in cinema and television ... and fertile new ground for academic study

Callaway Digital Arts talks book-apps, brands and edutainment

Stuart Dredge: Chief executive Rex Ishibashi on exploring the crossover between digital books and video games

Could graphene be the new silicon?

Graphene, the wonder material that's stronger than steel and one atom thick, could be as revolutionary as silicon, say its Nobel prize-winning creators. Now with £50m from the UK government, they're racing to prove it, they tell Tim Adams

Design and invention can power us out of recession

James Dyson: To tackle our biggest problems, we need to inspire bright young people to develop ideas – as the James Dyson Award shows

Work simulations solve the hiring conundrum

More employers are adopting virtual work simulations to identify character attributes a CV cannot convey. George Anders reveals what's behind the recruitment obstacle courses

Cribsheet 28.10.11

How could a "mere grammar school graduate" have written the plays of Shakespeare?

Is it OK for a film to rewrite history?

Open thread: Anonymous has angered Shakespeare fans by suggesting he didn't write his plays. Tell us if a film's accuracy matters to you

How Kate Winslet is helping in the fight against disease

The new Kate Winslet film, Contagion, is a boost for academics striving to understand how diseases spread

Dennis Ritchie obituary

As co-inventor of Unix and the programming language C, he had a key role in shaping today's computing environment

Tech Weekly’s Tech City Talks: the skills debate

Tech Weekly is recording its first live Tech City Talk at Imperial College tonight: who will build the future digital economy? Here's what's under consideration.