Archive for the ‘Science & technology’ Category
Is there any other life in the universe?
December 8th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
There’s good discussion of this question here. When you’ve read that, try my short story “Letters From Above”.
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3D comes to discoland
November 30th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
If you’re a lot younger than me, perhaps you go to discos, in which case you may know that the coolest thing around just now is the experience offered by 3D glasses. In the UK, they’ve been developed by the North East’s Novak collective. To obtain a hint of what’s involved, go here, click on […]
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Proof of evolution – the laryngial nerve
November 26th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
This clip from a recent Channel 4 programme is fascinating:
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Sixty years young
October 25th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Today Vee and I attended a celebratory lunch to mark the 60th anniversary of our dear friend Georgeanne. She certainly doesn’t look or act her age. As well as a present, I gave her a print out of my web notes on “Why It’s Fun To Be In One’s Sixties In Britain”.
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Does water have memory?
October 16th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
I don’t think so – but it’s amazing how many people do and of course this theory is at the heart of the alleged efficacy of homeopathic medicines. This page from Wikipedia explains: “While some studies, including Benveniste’s, have reported such an effect, double-blind replications of the experiments involved have failed to reproduce the results, […]
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The obliquity of the ecliptic
October 8th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
What is it? Well, it’s the reason why in the Northern Hemisphere the days are now becoming colder and shorter. You’ll find an explanation here.
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The wonder of epigenetics
October 3rd, 2009 by Roger Darlington
This week, my wife (a non-identical twin) and I watched two fascinating programmes on BBC1 television called “The Secret Life Of Twins”. The programmes looked at identical twins, including some who grew up apart, to assess to what extent their personality, behaviour and health were similar. The main conclusion was that identical twins have an […]
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The magic of homeopathy
July 19th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
For a more scientific critique of homeopathy, read “Bad Science” [my review here].
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10 things you don’t know about the Earth
June 16th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Check out these facts here. My favourite is that it would take about 42 minutes to fall down a hole to the centre of the Earth and reach the other side (try it and see).
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10 things you don’t know about the Sun
June 16th, 2009 by Roger Darlington
Check out these facts here. My favourite is that, although the Sun is 4.55 or so billion years old, it has another 6.3 billion more years to live (that’s somehow reassuring).
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