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Is your employer tracking you while you work from home? Jan 26, 2023

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One of the consequences of the pandemic has been the increased interest and possibility for people to work from home. For many it is a great option, but increasingly employers are worried about time theft. Time theft is a catch all term for employees being paid for being at work when they were not really working.

It could be because of things like taking longer breaks than scheduled; logging off early; or using work time to do personal tasks. This has all been illustrated rather well with the case of Karlee Besse who worked remotely as an accountant. But she was fired and sued her company for unfair dismissal and was awarded compensation.

What is time theft? What is TimeCamp? What is the problem with ‘bossware’ ? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Will ChatGPT replace Google?

What is the loverboy method Andrew Tate is accused of using?

Should I buy an electric car?

A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Amber Minogue.

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Will ChatGPT replace Google? Jan 25, 2023

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The ChatGPT AI chatbot has grabbed a lot of attention since it was released in December 2022. GPT stands for generative Pre-trained transformer, and the chatbot is based on one of the most advanced AI language models currently available.

Those who’ve tested it have been impressed at how it generates complex, human-like responses to many different kinds of questions. It’s also been used to write essays and scripts for a TV sitcom. It’s led to speculation that AI will soon revolutionise industries, and could even replace Google, which has an 84% search engine market share according to Statista.

Why would people stop using Google to browse the internet? Are there any drawbacks? Is ChatGPT meant to be used as a search engine? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Are baths or showers better for our health?

Can this budgeting method help us save better?

Is microwaving food bad for you?

A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Joseph Chance.

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What is the loverboy method Andrew Tate is accused of using? Jan 25, 2023

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Online influencer and self-confessed misogynist Andrew Tate has now been in prison for over a month, following his arrest in late December on human trafficking charges. The Romanian police force who arrested him released a statement saying Tate, along with his brother and two other suspects, used “physical violence and mental coercion” to force victims to perform pornography.

The statement went into further detail, saying the group recruited new victims by “misrepresenting their intention to enter into a marriage/cohabitation relationship and the existence of genuine feelings of love”. This tactic is also known as the loverboy method. Charges haven’t actually been brought against him and his brother yet, but they did appeal against their detention in early January, a bid which was unsuccessful.

Does Tate deny the charges? Why is it called the loverboy method? Isn’t it easy to detect? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Are baths or showers better for our health?

Can this budgeting method help us save better?

Is microwaving food bad for you?

A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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Should I buy an electric car? Jan 24, 2023

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Electric cars feel like a great choice for the environment but are they a great choice for you? Here are some tips and advice to help you decide. Despite the cost of electricity going up recently electric cars are still less expensive to run than petrol or diesel equivalents.

When it comes to charging your car you will get the best price by charging at home on off-peak hours. Using a public charger can be more expensive but it should still work out cheaper than filling up with petrol. Also, electric cars are usually less expensive to have serviced as they have fewer moving parts to repair or replace.

What are the advantages of an electric car? Are they really better for the planet? Are they better for us? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Are baths or showers better for our health?

Can this budgeting method help us save better?

Is microwaving food bad for you?

A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Amber Minogue.

In partnership with upday UK.

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Are baths or showers better for our health? Jan 23, 2023

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When it comes to getting clean, some people prefer chilling in the bath for a good half an hour or more, while others like how quick and practical it is having a shower. Let’s consider the two choices from a health perspective.

It's pretty common knowledge that taking a bath isn't very eco-friendly, in terms of water consumption. Of course there are variables at play here when comparing the two. When taking a bath, you only really need to fill around a third of the tub up, so your torso is submerged when you lie down. But some people will fill it higher, which obviously uses more water. When taking a shower, it depends how long you keep it running for and how powerful the flow rate is.

What does taking a bath do to our bodies? What about its impact on the cardiovascular system? Are there any points of comparison where taking a shower is better? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Should I walk 10000 steps a day?

What is a vertiport?

What is productivity paranoia?

A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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Can this budgeting method help us save better? Jan 22, 2023

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Data published by YouGov in August 2022 showed that as of the previous month, Britons were using a whopping £3.5bn worth of overdrafted funds from their bank accounts. Each month, between 25% and 30% of people dip into their overdrafts, generally just for a few days leading up to payday.

It’s hardly surprising with the ongoing cost of living crisis and energy bills rising rapidly. If you’re one of those people who struggles to save, maybe you could use a few tips to help budget better. One popular method is the 50 - 30 - 20 rule, which was introduced by American senator Elizabeth Warren in a book entitled All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan. It splits your income into three categories to help manage it better.

What do the numbers mean then? How can I apply the rule? What if my needs add up to more than 50% of my income? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Should I walk 10000 steps a day?

What is a vertiport?

What is productivity paranoia?

A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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[RERUN] What is climate change famine? Jan 22, 2023

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The COP26 summit, which took place earlier this month, revealed that concerns related to climate change are now more pressing than ever. In June 2021, Madagascar became the first country in the world officially affected by a climate change famine that swept over the south of the island as a result of global warming.

What makes it a particularly affected area is that 9 out of 10 people there live below the poverty line. According to the UN, 30,000 Malagasy are suffering from famine and 1.3 million are victims of acute malnutrition. The World Food Program reported that the figure includes 500,000 children, with over a fifth of those children affected by a severe form.

How did this climate change famine come about? What do Madagascar's inhabitants eat then? Is there a chance of similar famines breaking out in other countries? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is synthetic fuel?

What is a frozen conflict?

What are warming stripes?

A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Joseph Chance.

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Is microwaving food bad for you? Jan 21, 2023

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It’s been labelled a “marvel of engineering” and a “miracle of convenience” by Harvard Health Publishing. Data published by Statista in July 2022 showed that in 2018, 93% of UK households owned a microwave, a figure which had risen from 67% when the survey started back in 1994.

But still some doubts persist about whether microwaving food is bad for your health. Some people even say they cause cancer. Rest assured they don’t. But there are a range of other complaints and concerns over food quality and health. So, are they simply urban myths or based on frightening reality? Let’s investigate!

How do microwaves work? What about all the radiation? Doesn’t microwaving food reduce nutrient value? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Should I walk 10000 steps a day?

What is a vertiport?

What is productivity paranoia?

A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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What is climate optimism? Jan 20, 2023

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We’ve talked about eco-anxiety before on Do You Really Know, and it’s real. A survey published in the Lancet in December 2021 found that 75% of young people thought the future was frightening.

But others are preaching a more positive outlook, with cautious climate optimism looking set to be a trend in 2023. While our fears around the climate crisis are justified and useful, if they paralyse us out of doing anything, those feelings of hopelessness are inevitable. Psychologists call it “learned helplessness”.

What cause is there for optimism? What are the arguments against climate optimism? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Should I walk 10000 steps a day?

What is a vertiport?

What is productivity paranoia?

A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Joseph Chance.

In partnership with upday UK.

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Should I walk 10000 steps a day? Jan 19, 2023

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Most of us are familiar with the idea that you need to take 10 thousand steps per day to stay healthy but getting to this magic number is not that easy. The 10,000-step target first became popular in Japan in the 1960s.

A clockmaker capitalising on people's new interest in fitness following the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games made a pedometer with a name that, when written in Japanese characters, resembled a walking man and coincidentally translated as “10,000-steps metre.” A study of over 78,000 people in the UK between 2013 and 2015 using wearable trackers was published in the journals JAMA Internal Medicine and JAMA Neurology.

Where did we get the number 10 thousand from? Does that mean that we do not need to take 10 steps? So how many steps should I be aiming for per day? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Are my smart devices spying on me?

What is synthetic fuel?

What is a frozen conflict?

A Bababam Originals podcast. Written and produced by Amber Minogue.

In partnership with upday UK.

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