by Tom | Jul 8, 2008 | Reading
Finally, some reasoned reporting on the CC. Surely congestion being at the same levels as 2003 is a remarkable story on its own, but the fact that fewer cars are coming in and that the level of congestion is down to building and road works means that we should call it...
by Tom | Jul 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
Some spectacular photos of the moon and what might be on it in the not-to-distant future. You can see why people can argue that the shots are faked – they look like the worst kind of photoshopped montages in some respects.
by Tom | Jul 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
Some anniversaries we should bear in mind (they are not quite on the right days, though) June 22nd – when Galileo had to recant the heliocentric model July 1st – first reading of a composite paper on natural selection – neither Darwin or Wallace are...
by Tom | Jul 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
I haven´t seen much splash about Al-Qaeda recently – it seems that they are making waves, just not in the Western media. Very interesting that they have learned to be better at internet communications than their opponents (i.e. us).
by Tom | Jul 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
I like all of these for different reasons.
by Tom | Jul 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
Lords of the Blog comes up trumps in a well-argued discussion on compulsory voting. I´ve changed my mind from pro (as memorably expressed to John Sergeant at an event he was doing for us) to probably anti. We shouldn´t paper over a lack of trust in...
by Tom | Jul 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
We should push for this: miles per gallon is a poor indicator of fuel efficiency – it is so sensitive at the lower end (going from 18 to 28 mpg is better than going from 34 to 50 mpg). So how to start this happening everywhere?
by Tom | Jul 1, 2008 | Uncategorized
The dismal science gets its hands on global issues. As the results suggest, the best bang-for-buck in a four-year period isn´t climate change. But the setup – $75bn over four years – must lead to shorter-termism, mustn´t it?
by Tom | Jun 30, 2008 | Reading
I’m not sure why I find them funny, but I do. I was searching for a bbq related one for Mark, but didn’t come across one. However, this one gets the right kind of message across!
by Tom | Jun 28, 2008 | Science
How would a physicist look at getting our energy sorted? Read on.
