by Tom | Oct 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Live beetle, controlled in flight by stimulating its muscles. Cool.
by Tom | Oct 2, 2009 | Uncategorized
Moray brings my attention to this great round called Liverpool Street Station. Genius. My rather less good one (but far easier to sing and remember) is Freedom Train, which we once memorably (but clearly not so memorably) performed in a large cave somewhere on choir...
by Tom | Oct 2, 2009 | Reading
As always, the IgNobels are lovely this year. My favourites are the named/nameless cows, bra gas marks and beer bottles.
by Tom | Sep 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
So my (now ex-) hosting company tells me they have been emailing me for weeks to inform me they will terminate my account as I haven’t paid for the second part of the semi-annual subscription (after many years of paying promptly). ONLY I DIDN’T GET ANY...
by Tom | Sep 23, 2009 | Reading
I have always found world heritage sites to be interesting and well worth the visit. We try to look them up when we are travelling; they can easily be missed. Here’s a useful list from the Telegraph of some slightly out-of-the-way ones.
