Big numbers, and big debts
Not long ago, on the PBS program “NewsHour”, I was listening to David Brooks, Op-Ed…
Alan PenmanOctober 24, 2011
Speedy neutrinos, unrushed science and detective stories
By now, you surely have heard all about neutrinos travelling faster than light during the…
The Nobel Prize gender gap
This week, as the six recipients of Nobel Prizes in science take the podium, some…
Stephanie KovalchikSeptember 26, 2011
Climates of war: when tempers grow hot
At present, great preoccupation exists about climate change effects in many areas. A standard methodology…
Jordi PratsSeptember 12, 2011
World Trade Center anniversary: what did 9/11 really cost?
The tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center is this Sunday.…
Julian ChampkinSeptember 9, 2011
RPI versus CPI – The Definitive Account
The UK government has recently changed the basis on which it calculates increases to benefits…
Jill LeylandAugust 15, 2011
Is reducing CO2 emissions a demographic problem?
Energy related world CO2 emissions reached a threateningly high historical maximum of 30,600 millions of…
Jordi PratsJuly 21, 2011
Butterflies and biodiversity: do something that counts
A couple of weeks ago I waxed happily sarcastic about the wartime National Census of…
Julian ChampkinJuly 13, 2011
Public sector versus private sector – which really pays more?
One of the top news stories of this week has been the publication of findings…
Claire PackhamJuly 7, 2011
PhDs couldn’t tell an actor from a renowned scientist
Forty years ago, a singularly interesting lecture was held at the University of Southern California…
Mikhail SimkinJuly 4, 2011
Hypoxi Vacuum Therapy – Sucking at science?
With the summer finally here, now is the time you wish you'd kept up those…
Graham WheelerJune 27, 2011
Challenges with the tennis challenge system
The new challenge system for close line calls in tennis has been used on the…
Tristan BarnettJune 17, 2011
Colombia, dripping with water
The topical image that comes into mind when thinking about tropical countries is that of…
Jordi PratsJune 7, 2011
Marathon running against the numbers
On Sunday 17th April Emmanuel Mutai broke the London Marathon course record by coming home…
Jack MilesApril 21, 2011
May(un)fair? Your chances of winning at McDonald’s Monopoly
McDonald's are once again running their Monopoly promotion, where along with your food you can…
Michael WallaceApril 19, 2011
Nuclear risk
News from Japan is getting worse and worse. After an earthquake with a magnitude of…
Jordi PratsMarch 16, 2011
Naughty Millwall – but are they the worst behaved?
On Saturday 19th February a soccer game between Millwall and Middlesbrough was almost cancelled due…
Matthew RevieFebruary 22, 2011
A spoonful of sugar helps
Every day beverages containing caffeine and glucose keep us company from morning to night: a…
Jordi PratsFebruary 14, 2011
IBM’s Watson: wonder of the analytics age
When fans of Jeopardy!, America's favourite TV trivia game show, tune in this Valentine's Day…
Stephanie KovalchikFebruary 9, 2011
41 goals in a day?! How unusual was last Saturday’s football?
Whilst American eyes were mainly turned towards the Super Bowl this weekend, the English Premier…
Michael WallaceFebruary 8, 2011
