So happy…
Monday, January 26th, 2009 Posted in General Science, Politics | No Comments »"My administration will not deny facts. We will be guided by them." Barack Obama, today, speaking about the American nation's response to the energy needs of teh 21st century. I'm so happy. Which is weird because he's just saying what any rational ...
Texas Science standards
Monday, January 26th, 2009 Posted in Creationism | No Comments »Texas has finally updated its high school science standards. The fierce debate has bizarrely centred around the use of incredibly fine points of language in the infamous clause 3A, which, in its previous incarnation, allowed Creationists to wriggle their fallacious ...
Obama’s first few days
Sunday, January 25th, 2009 Posted in Creationism, Politics | No Comments »I'm really beginning to think that we might well see the beginning of the end of the fanatical religious right in America within the Obama presidency. The indications are good so far. He's shutting down Guantanamo Bay, withdrawing troops from ...
Trick or Treatment?
Sunday, January 11th, 2009 Posted in Health | No Comments »Just a quick update to suggest that you all go out and buy a copy of the wonderful new book on Alternative Therapies in medicine, "Trick or Treatment". Here's the Amazon.co.uk link. The book covers all alternative therapies that I've ...
Darwin – Big Idea, Big Exhibition
Sunday, January 11th, 2009 Posted in General Science | No Comments »As you will all know, this year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, and the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'On The Origin of Species'. To mark this event, the Natural History Museum has opened ...
Five years roaming and still going strong
Sunday, January 4th, 2009 Posted in Astronomy | No Comments »It's been over five years now since the rover Spirit landed on Mars, on January 3rd 2004. Its twin, Opportunity, landed a few weeks later on Jan 24th. The rovers were only designed to last 90 days, but they are ...
