Strange brute facts

The Priest-Physicist Who Would Marry Science to Religion. is in Discover magazine, so slight pinch of salt, etc. That said, I have a great deal of respect for Polkinghorne’s quest to find out where and how Godly action might take place using science rather than...

And so it begins…#apprentice

Congratulations to Tom for winning The Apprentice. I think the Grauniad was a little snipy. Pellereau won, essentially, because he had the least rubbish idea, wasn’t completely objectionable and might make Sugar money. It’s not exactly a ringing...

What growth looks like

Today’s astonishing factoid from the South China Morning Post: in terms of residential floor space, China built Spain last year. Next year it will build Britain. Read that again. The article says that quality is inevitably compromised by this astonishing rate....

Inside a cyberweapon

Stuxnet was the first modern cyberweapon: a targeted attack on a nuclear facility. We now know it’s possible, so we know it will happen again. How Digital Detectives Deciphered Stuxnet, the Most Menacing Malware in History | Threat Level |...