From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Expats and tourists from the United States come to Costa Rica with a handicap. While most of the rest of the world, including Costa Rica, is using the metric system, the U.S., despite several efforts ...
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Why the world still can’t agree on how to measure things
Measurement is one of those invisible systems that quietly shape our daily lives, in terms of how we cook, how we shop, how ...
A co-ordinated measurement system is one of humanity’s greatest achievements – we must stick with it
Balancing act The two systems of measurement – imperial and metric – are often used together in UK shops. (Courtesy: iStock/Paolo Paradiso) When I was at primary school in the 1960s, measurements were ...
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