Pricks

Apple is reportedly making advancements in its pursuit of a non-invasive glucose monitoring system, potentially integrating it into the Apple Watch. The company has…

| In 2021, comedian and illustrator Fraser Geesin and animator and director Laurie Rowan had a chat which got out of hand. The one-off comic, Purple Hate Balloon was created. Unfortunately, the characters of Roger and Darren and the skewed world they inhabit wanted to keep living. They wouldn't leave their creators alone until another comic was written, drawn and published. That comic is Pricks. And it turns out that Purple Hate Balloon was the first issue of an ongoing series, debuting this weekend at Thought Bubble in…

Photo: Ina Fassbender (Getty Images)If you’ve ever found yourself reeling in your chair, heart rate thumping, and skin burning red after angrily sending link and after link of CDC data to that anti-vaxxer in your life who just doesn’t get it, turns out you’re probably doing it wrong.New research from the University of Surrey suggests that a rigid, fact-based approach to persuading anti-vaxxers could be a waste of time. The report, which looked at case studies involving vaccine hesitation in three different countries…