Anthropology, the scientific study of humanity, has long looked at the behaviour, culture and society, of often remote tribes in
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When women were computers
The first computers were women. They were actually called ‘computers’ as programming was traditionally female clerical work – lowly paid
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Little did I know that my journey from secretarial training to computer scientist was the classic one women had been
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Information has always meant power, so all data was fiercely guarded, until recently. Gatekeepers kept the power and got to
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During a bout of channel hopping, my daughters and I started to watch James Bond Die Another Day. NSA agent
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