Tag Archives: Caffeine

22Feb/26

The Silicon Boardroom: Architecting High-Stakes Competition in the AI Agentic Economy

Games, , , , ,

22 Feb. 2026 /Mpelembe Media  — The Silicon Boardroom is a high-stakes digital simulation that transforms autonomous AI agents into market participants competing in cryptocurrency trading. Moving beyond static academic benchmarks, the simulation provides agents with funded “agentic wallets” to execute real on-chain transactions, such as flipping ENS domains or digital collectibles, within a 24-hour time-boxed challenge. Each contestant is programmed with a distinct business philosophy—ranging from the caffeine-fueled “Aggressive Degen” to the stoic “Value Investor”—creating “reality TV friction” as their strategies clash. Continue reading →

25Oct/25

Should you pour coffee down the drain? An environmental scientist explains

Environment, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Kevin Collins, The Open University

A woman was recently fined £150 by a council for pouring coffee down a drain before getting on a bus. The fine has now been rescinded by Richmond council in London, but the incident has prompted many discussions about whether coffee discarded like this could cause environmental damage.

Continue reading →

30Jan/23

Nope, coffee won’t give you extra energy. It’ll just borrow a bit that you’ll pay for later

Food and Drink, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Pexels, CC BY

Emma Beckett, University of Newcastle

Many of us want (or should I say need?) our morning coffee to give us our “get up and go”. Altogether, the people of the world drink more than two billion cups of coffee each day.

You might think coffee gives you the energy to get through the morning or the day – but coffee might not be giving you as much as you think.

Continue reading →