by Tom | Aug 28, 2007 | Science
Two APOD things of note:We missed the Perseids this year – partly by being in the southern hemisphere (just) and partly by having a cloudy night. Roll on next year.Perseid stormAmazing picture of a cloud (maybe) caused by a sonic boom.Sonic boom cloud
by Tom | Jul 26, 2007 | Science
Mark sent me a link to Blackle, an energy friendly black front-end to Google. My instincts were to rubbish the concept that there was a substantial energy difference. It turns out I was partly right: it can make a difference for CRTs, but not really for LCDs.
by Tom | Jul 24, 2007 | Science
While I would love it to be the case that John Morton’s letter to the Grauniad did destroy Biblical fundamentalism, sadly it just isn’t the case.But it is beautifully written though.Genetic diversity within human populations decreases as distance...
by Tom | Jul 23, 2007 | Science
Caroline sends a link to the reason that this summer is odd: the jet stream is too low. Exam question: is this caused by climate change, or merely a one-off oddity?
by Tom | Jul 23, 2007 | Science
There’s a computer program that can play to a draw or win in any game you play against it. I suppose you could still practice against it to improve your game against fellow humans. That’s a 1020 game space. Chess 1047, GO on a 19×19 grid about...
by Tom | Jun 19, 2007 | Science
Multiple-choice tests just aren’t hard if you grade by counting right answers. Thankfully I doubt I’ll have to do many more, but I’m glad we had to do real exam questions when I was learning.A really hard test would be colonising space. Kurzweil...
