Science Is Good
Lovely infographic from Compound Interest
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Turing Pardoned
Alan Turing pardoned. About time; now do the same for all the others convicted under that law.
Vitamin Overload
…that most beguiling of all logical falsehoods — if a little is good, then more must be better
Remember, that recommended allowance means a limit to more as well as less.
Great Beasts
The weekend’s excitement mainly happened on Sunday, with great beasts of two kinds. Before then though there was: Friday Night A post work meeting of Heather found us in Croydon looking for somewhere to eat. We eventually settled on a noodle bar, which at least filled us up even if Continue reading …
An Old Horizon
I’d seen this before but just had the pleasure of listening to it again (there’s no real need to be looking at it the whole time). From back in the days when Horizon was something really worth watching a lesson in how quite often less is more. No cut scenes, Continue reading …
Feynman Lectures
Reading A Scientific Paper
Quite a good article on just how to read a proper scientific paper—medical based but I think applies to most fields (it occurs that the point about too many laymen reading only the abstract, if they bother with the paper at all, is perfectly valid but said from the ivory tower of an e.g. university association; the abstract is all too often the only part readily available without paying out a small fortune otherwise)
Pretty Sky
Twinkle Twinkle Little Home
We are but starlight in distant eyes: Cassini captured a view back to home