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bit.ly/ecofriendly
Enteryourpostcodein FriendsoftheEarth’s
newonlinetooltodisplaycollecteddataforyour
area,lookingattransport,waste,renewable
energy,housingandthepercentageoftree
coverage,togetherwithanoverallpercentage
scoreoutof100.Thesiteoffersadviceonhow
youcanhelpimprovethisscoreandprovides
theoptiontoviewthearea’sfulldataset.
Checktheworld’smost
at-risklocations
bit.ly/atrisk
Thisinteractivemapassessesthe
world’smostdangerouscountries
basedonmedicalconcerns,road
safetyandsecurity.Selecta tabto
seea global,colour-codedrisk
profileandsearchfora specific
countryorcityforanevaluation.ListentoRadioheadsongs
bit.ly/radiohead
Radioheadletfanspaywhatthey
wantedforInRainbowsandnow
youcanstreamtheband’sentire
discographyonYouTubeforfree,
withvideoswhereavailable.Browse historic butterfly
images
bit.ly/butterfly
Drawing on digital records from the
Natural History Museum, this
collection of 150,000 butterfly
images from the past 100 years has
been organised and classified using
deep learning.bit.ly/split
Travel-booking service Trainline has
launched a new tool that lets you save
money on rail travel by buying multiple
tickets covering
different stages
of the same
journey. It’s not a
new idea, but
SplitSave now
works within the
Trainline app for
Android and
iOS, so you can
simply search
for tickets as
normal and be
alerted if
splitting tickets proves cheaper. In
each case, the SplitSave options is
flagged, with a detailed breakdown of
the tickets involved so you can buy
them all at once. The etickets can then
be saved in the Trainline app or your
Apple Wallet.bit.ly/motorway
In 1924, Italy completed the world’s
first motorway, from Milan to Varese;
it took another 34 years for the UK to
follow suit with the Preston Bypass. To
see how the rest of Europe’s motorway
network evolved, take the Victoria &
Albert Museum’s interactive map for a
spin. It charts the development of the
continent’s superhighways – just keep
scrolling to see the road network build
before your eyes. You can also select a
specific year and click Read More for
extra information, including the length
of the road, get a close-up view and
map city names and ferry routes. The
map has a night mode, too.bit.ly/music
According to a new study in which
participants in the US and China were
asked to listen to snippets of music
and describe their feelings, tunes can
evoke more than 13 key emotions in
human beings. You can explore these
emotions plotted on an interactive
map that lets you hover over colour-
coded categories, hear music samples
and see the emotions registered.
Learn how eco-friendly your area is
Save money by
splitting rail fares
See how Europe’s
motorways grew
Explore emotions evoked by music
We pick the 10 best things you must do on the web this fortnight
NEW VOICE
COMMANDSDelete your last request
If you accidentally trigger
Google Assistant into action, you
can cancel your most recent voice
command by saying, “Hey Google,
thatwasn’tforyou”.Use To Do shortcuts
Users of the Microsoft To Do
app can now use Siri shortcuts as of
version 2.7. This lets you create
shortcuts that open specific lists or
add new tasks. Find them in your
ToDosettingsandtapAddTask.Play a board game
Alexa can now play along with
the board game Ticket to Ride. You
need to have the physical product,
then say: “Alexa, launch Ticket to
Ride” and it’ll join in, play sound
effects and even keep score.