Seen on TV this weekend – an advert for the National Lottery which claims your chances of winning increase 100% if you buy a ticket.
Arrrgggghhhh….[…]

New Scientist answers crucial question
Finally tackling the urban (?rural) myth that is the great green potato debate. The philosophy of which was discussed earlier here. Is this the definitive answer and does this justify green potato-ism? Arguably […]

Sun protection factor 35. You don’t get “sun block” anymore, apaprently our sun is TOO POWERFUL TO BE STOPPED. You get stuff like Soltan’s SPF 35 instead, and its copious warnings on the back about how actually it won’t […]

Made wealthy by science (almost)
Normally i read my New Scientist as soon as it arrives. Last week I didn’t, as I was reading a rather good book at the time, in fact it was several days before I got round to reading my magazine.
The cover story[…]

The majesty of Google means that an interview in The Times of India with Mira Nair can be quoted around the world by now, or at least the part about her maybe directing the fifth Harry Potter film. The scrap that made it to the IMDB’s news sect[…]

Ordinarily, I wouldn’t give a crap about the Kobe Bryant rape trial, but check out this article :
The Science of the Brief Encounter
It looks to be a well-researched overview of the key physical evidence in the case (incl. DNA evidence). The […]

Next up, the Earth twins — if the results hold, looks like we’ve now found evidence of Neptune-sized planets around other stars, and predictions are more are on the way. No visual sightings of these small ones for a long time, if ever, f[…]

So we all know that Pong was the first video game. Well, now it can be played for the first time … using MIND CONTROL … link
It blows my mind that such things are possible. What’s more, MRI techniques are bound to keep getting m[…]

Hi, this is my first post here, so here’s a bit about me … I’m Barry Bruner, and if I can tear myself away from watching the Olympics and go back to writing my thesis then I will be Dr. Barry Bruner someday. I’m nearing the en[…]

Don’t try this at home…[…]