Something Just Doesn’t Add Up
Tony Gardiner, writing in the Telegraph, finds students of mathematicians lacking when called on to combine standard techniques. Apparent improvements in exam results are deceptive…
Haggis cause of NATO problems
Never mind his justifiable comments about English cuisine, Pres. Chirac’s real revealation is that the Scottish delicacy has lead to french distrust of the military alliance.
“Law & Order” Theme – UK
This really is one for nerds. The rest of you skip to the next post… When I first saw “Law & Order” on Five I liked the theme music. On […]
Peak Oil Terror in the Museli Belt
This week I’ve seen two films about the Hubbert Peak. When an oil field is drilled, it takes time and investment for the infrastructure to be set up and the […]
The DFES studies Steiner Schools
The first state funded report on Steiner education was published today. Written by UWE‘s Philip Woods it encourages the sharing of ideas between Steiner schools and mainstream education. Steiner schools […]
Quantum Mechanics before breakfast…
(…well, just after). At a private view last night, during the course of a wide ranging conversation on learning and understanding, the subject of quantum mechanics came up as an […]
Maths in crisis?
Maths is (still…) in crisis, according to a new report by Tony Gardiner of Birmingham University who calls for a national debate on how to rescue it. Meanwhile the Hefce […]
Professor Pod
It appears that one of the reasons the iPod is so popular is that it allows users to shut out the world and that therefore the long rumoured iTunes phone […]
“The Girl in the Cafe” Review
Last night’s globalisation rom-com may be, as CNN put it ‘the best romantic comedy set at a G-8 summit you’re ever likely to see.’ But it was also the best […]
My work space
This would have to be, in my opinion, the best work space in the world.
Froglets, photon and sleep.
At midnight last night I returned from a 36 hour round trip to Keith for a funeral. A sad purpose for visiting a beautiful area and during lovely weather too. […]
PAL vs NTSC
This may seem very picky, but this review of Scrubs Season 1 DVD (out on Monday) caused me to pause, and think – shouldn’t I buy the NTSC version of […]