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The fact that a few episodes of Black Mirror were

Oct. 20, 2017 by Lena Webb

The fact that a few episodes of Black Mirror were released in the past few years in the wake of the series' launch has certainly been frustrating, but it also has played into the hands of fans of the series (and Netflix as a whole). In a recent interview with Variety , Black Mirror creator and writer David Braben confirmed that he had no plans to cancel Bandersnatch: Bandersnatch in the future, although there is still much to be said about this.

It's worth noting that Bandersnatch: Bandersnatch was, at the very least, written and scripted by Braben. It's also worth noting that the episode that is set to be included in this season will appear in an upcoming Blu-ray, DVD, or other format.

As with all of the films in the series, the question remains: what can fans expect from the next installment? "We're still working out a plan for how we wish to proceed," Braben told USA Today, "but it's hard to say at this point, because we're still working on it. The story has been a little bit too convoluted for both our teams, but it's kind of a story we've told ourselves for years."This post originally appeared on The Conversation, an open source information web site.

The United States was among the most repressive countries in the world at the turn of the 20th century, but a new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that the "unprecedented" crackdown on dissent is actually quite different.

Their results, presented by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this week, reveal a stark reversal in how the West dealt with dissent in a country that was more likely to punish dissenters. And they show that a much more repressive and even violent approach is likely to be needed if we are to survive.

"Given the current state of affairs in the U.S., we know that there is a very high probability that the U.S. will follow in the footsteps of other developed democracies where dissent is punishable by death or imprisonment," said study co-author Peter J. Hough, an associate professor of civil and human rights at MIT. "Instead of making the same commitment to civil rights as other democracies, the United States is likely to find itself in the same situation with regard to terrorism."