Gaiman has said that a lot of the redesign of the Cybermen was down to the theory of “the uncanny valley”. Coined by robotics professor Masahiro Mori in 1970, the hypothesis goes that a replica which looks and acts almost – but not quite – like a human stirs a deep sense of unease

It can be a series of bad decisions. You can make just one decision that is small but takes you a little away from the rest of humanity. Pretty soon you can end up a long way from the rest of us, and suddenly it becomes easy to do something extreme,” said Hamby.

For many, this isn’t a way to live. Despite popular belief, some scientists are able to form meaningful relationships and bonds with other individuals. Some even have the social prowess required to start their own families and settle down

The truth is this: Google destroyed the RSS feed reader ecosystem with a subsidized product, stifling its competitors and killing innovation. It then neglected Google Reader itself for years, after it had effectively become the only player. Today it does further damage by buggering up the already beleaguered links between publishers and readers. It would have been better for the Internet if Reader had never been at all.

Care deeply about your personal values and live them fully in this world. Don’t get caught up in worrying about other people’s checklists to tell you what good work means to you. Give a crap. Don’t give a fuck.

The normalisation of torture in Zero Dark Thirty is a sign of the moral vacuum we are gradually approaching.