by Tom | Dec 13, 2007 | Reading
Interesting, and slightly scary looking new home page for the BBC (with some rationale). I have never enjoyed “my.homepage” screens, and this one is similar. The Ajaxy rapid update is good, though.
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Science
Nice book summary from Gladwell suggesting that IQ is not innate: “I.Q. measures not just the quality of a person’s mind but the quality of the world that person lives in”. Given that IQ scores are rising over time (requiring ever harder tests) and that...
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Reading
I wasn’t properly aware of earmarking: in this case $1.8bn for defense projects that the Pentagon did not request. The table comparing earmarking vs lobbying spend is very, very interesting: it is massively cost-effective to lobby for contracts. I suppose this...
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Science
It is very big, and probably not very clever. But pretty.
by Tom | Dec 12, 2007 | Reading
The plain English campaign has released its end-of-year list of items that destroy the English language. Frighteningly, the council one is probably the most concise summary I’ve seen on what’s going on in the inspection regime for local government.
