UK Kids to get finance lessons
Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Education, Politics | No Comments »I'm catching up on a few bits of recent news that I haven't written about. Also, there are a few more presentations on my site - see the tab at the top of this page for more details. I've finally ...
Who’s to blame?
Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Natural Computation, Politics | No Comments »I was wondering today about the global financial meltdown. Everyone seems to be crying out for someone to blame. Most of the time, people blame those who are more successful than them, so it's the city bosses with huge salaries ...
Debates
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in Creationism, Politics | No Comments »I was reading the BBC Coverage of the US Presidential debate last night when I noticed something strange. Come to think of it, it's something that I've noticed in every single one of the debates so far. Though most commentators ...
New initiatives from the Brights
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in General Science, Politics | No Comments »The issue of labelling rational-thinking skeptical atheists as 'Brights' seems to have gained some acceptance recently, though there are still many (including, notably, Christopher Hitchens) who think it's a ridiculous idea. Still, the Brights are a community numbering well into ...
Politicians fail America
Monday, September 29th, 2008 Posted in Politics, Psychology | No Comments »BBC News reports that the tough government plan for bailing out the US banking sector has been rejected by a vote in Congress. Shares fell across the board by an average of well over 5% - a colossal fall in ...
Propaganda
Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »I've been thinking about freedom of speech, and how it should apply to the issue of Creationism vs. Science. In particular, I was just watching season 3, episode 16 of Battlestar Galactica (*cough*) in which a document of propaganda ...
You’ve gotta love Matt Damon
Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Matt Damon is on youtube speaking out against the horrific possibility of Sarah Palin becoming leader of the most powerful country on Earth. Here's the bit that I like: "I need to know if she really thinks dinosaurs were here four thousand ...
Greenpeace gets away with vandalism
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Climate Change, General, Politics | No Comments »The news tonight is that five members of Greenpeace have been acquitted of charges of criminal damage after breaking into a coal power station and dropping a banner from the top saying "Gordon"; presumably aimed at the Prime Minister. The full story ...
