The new Flipside is here!

I particularly liked the article on scuba diving, but there’s lots more to find out about, as well as all the usual stuff. Pick it up from the main library desk if you want to find out Pompeii, Ricky Gervais, the science surrounding the film The Quiet Ones or space storms…

The March edition of Flipside has hit the library desk – there’s some kind of massive robotic people-carrier on the front cover, which looks just like a transformer to me, but I must be wrong, because apparently it is a Mighty Mech, whatever that is!

I much prefered the back-lit and eerie photographs by ice-climber Thomas Senf. He takes photos of caves and ice falls in Norway using flares and lights to create stunning, otherworldly shots.

Apart from that? There are articles on artificial intelligence, how Dolphins – Spy in the Pod was filmed, Dark Souls II and Need for Speed the movie – and lots more.

The February edition of Flipside is now in (and available on the main library desk) – it has RoboCop on the front cover so it’s hard to miss! The article inside is about the making of the film and the special effects, but also about the real police robots that are being developed to perform some of the more menial police tasks. RoboCop could be real in the future.

I liked the article about how to rock climb by jamming your hands and knuckles into cracks in the rock, although it sounds extremely painful, and is possibly only for the truly dedicated. The one about the top ten deadliest reptiles was fun too, especially because none of them actually live in the UK…

As usual, there are lots more bits and pieces about games, technology, media and general weird stuff.  Enjoy!

November’s edition of Flipside is here for those of you who like to read about gadgets and technology. There are some great articles this month including a really interesting one about why facial mapping is helping to make the next generation of games more compulsive by capturing every movement and emotion on the character’s faces.

There are also articles about space; drag cars; making music videos and a whole host of other things. You can pick up Flipside at the library desk.

The latest edition of Flipside is now in, and it is full of football facts which I know some people find really interesting… I don’t, but I did enjoy the article about Tornado Alley – read it and impress your Geography teacher with your knowledge about twisters, storm chasers and monster tornadoes. If that’s not your thing either, there are some particularly gruesome and grisly medical facts, the one about slug glue is truly disgusting. Don’t try it at home.

Flipside is on the main library desk.