by Tom | Jul 29, 2009 | Science
Nice guesstimated video of what’s happened to the continents in the past and the future. Funny how spread out we are compared to most other times. Is that an anthropmorphic thing? NB Link now...
by Tom | Jul 23, 2009 | Science
I saw one from a plane once. It was extraordinary. Still is even in pictures.
by Tom | Jul 21, 2009 | Science
Man stepped on the moon today in 1969. Back then, New Scientist said “it is really a matter of no greater moment than just peering into the high recesses of a trapeze act in the Big Top at a circus”. They have chanced their minds now.And I think this...
by Tom | Jul 16, 2009 | Science
Good to have a good chunk of the Feynman lectures on physics online: I read a book version of the lectures at the tender age of 16 and they were what kept me going through the slightly dull physics course we had at school. I was talking about this with my mum...
by Tom | Jun 11, 2009 | Science
I think I agree with Black Triangle that they probably shouldn’t, but with an active opt-out rather than an opt-in to ensure as much coverage as possible.
by Tom | May 26, 2009 | Science
More non-science. Shame; we were just looking for an excuse. Genetically-engineered mouse bacterial infection anyone?