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George McGowan | Mindless Algorithm | 8th February 2026 | U Science fiction has warped our ideas of how a visit to Earth from aliens might go. Just to get here from the nearest star, let alone further afield, said aliens would have to be far more technologically advanced than us. Unless they wanted us to know, we might not even be aware of their presence. "There is no 'war' and we don't even necessarily realise what is happening. They don't land infantry with laser guns" (1,200 words) Nomido is the Browser's daily word game. Play today's before it's gone! Peter Carlyon | Londoner | 7th February 2026 | U Profile of one Michael van Erp, better known as "Cycling Mikey". When he was 19, his father was killed by a drunk driver. Ever since, he's been trying to catch road offenders in the act. As a "cycling vigilante" who shares his footage with both the Met and his thousands of followers, he is proud to say that he has pulled in £168,568 in fines. His nemesis is a lawyer known as "Mr Loophole" (2,700 words) Want more? The full Browser recommends five outstanding articles, a video and a podcast daily, for less than $1 a week. Caroline Crampton, Editor-In-Chief; Robert Cottrell, Founding Editor; Kaamya Sharma, Editor; Sylvia Bishop, Assistant Publisher; Jodi Ettenberg, Associate Editor; Uri Bram, CEO & Publisher; Al Breach, Founding Director Editorial comments and letters to the editor: editor@thebrowser.com | Technical issues and support requests: support@thebrowser.com | Or write at any time to the publisher: uri@thebrowser.com Proudly published with Ghost, the fiercely independent website and newsletter platform
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