by Tom | Jan 31, 2005 | Science
The Sexual Network of a High School looks at the unusual structure of the connections (sexual) between students. What’s unusual? The fact that there is not a “high gear” group in the centre that has the most activity (which is common in the adult...
by Tom | Jan 31, 2005 | Science
Always prevail. An interesting thought on Crooked Timber: It seems to me that there’s a shared attitude towards science among various right-leaning technophiles (Glenn Reynolds being a paradigmatic example). Roughly speaking, they tend to agree with science when it...
by Tom | Jan 31, 2005 | Science
Apparently a large swathe of RFID keys have been cracked. This makes it likely that the system that protects our car is crackable too. However, the requirement for proximity of the RFID device and the proper key in the ignition still leaves it difficult, given the...
by Tom | Jan 26, 2005 | Science
The end of the world could be sealed in 10 years. I wonder how this relates to the Hubbert Peak? If the amount of fossil fuels available drops catastrophically, then surely the emissions must go down as well?
by Tom | Jan 26, 2005 | Science
Nice (PDF) document summarising the current state-of-the-art in quantum cryptography.
by Tom | Dec 21, 2004 | Science
It strikes me that lots (was http://radio.weblogs.com/0110120/2004/12/10.html#a1539 marked bad) of countries have ID cards (100 apparently including Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain) and I don’t hear massive outcry about their lack of or curtailing of...
