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Suw Charman-Anderson is an author, journalist and technologist. She began writing professionally as a freelance music journalist in the late 90s, contributing to the Melody Maker and various trade magazines. One of the UK’s social media pioneers, she switched her focus to technology in the early 00s. She has written about social media and technology for The Guardian, CIO Magazine, .Net Magazine, Computer Weekly and FirstPost.com. She currently blogs about publishing and crowdfunding for Forbes.com.

Suw is the driving force behind Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in technology, science, engineering and maths. A committed digital rights advocate, in 2005 Suw founded the UK’s Open Rights Group.

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Small Prophets, cosy comedy and semantic satiation

Good comedy does not have to be a four-laughs-a-minute joke-fest. It can be more than that.

This post will contain spoilers for Mackenzie Crook’s beautiful Small Prophets. If you haven’t already seen it and you care about spoilers, stop right now and go watch it.

At the end of a drowsy south Manchester cul-de-sac, Michael Sleep’s life is at a standstill. It’s been at a standstill since his g

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	A Passion for Science: Stories of Discovery and Invention by Suw Charman-Anderson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jemima Kiss, Helen Czerski (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	More Passion for Science: Journeys into the Unknown by Suw Charman-Anderson (Goodreads Author) (editor), Cassandra Lee Yieng (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hacking the BBC by Bill Thompson, Jim McClennan, Suw Charman-Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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