What have Stephen Hawking and Bon Jovi got in common?
I’ve stared at the back of both of their heads. In what turned out to be a bit of a science-heavy week, HC, PB & I sauntered along to the Royal Albert Hall (coincidentally – my co-burrito-addict Mital came along the same night, but he was positioned up in the nosebleed section) to listen to…
As far as meetings go, that one was pretty amazing!
You’d think that paying a couple of hundred quid to go to a non-work-related weekend-long conference might seem an odd thing to do, however when that conference is The Amazing Meeting and the panellists & speakers are some of the scientific & skeptical world’s most engaging and colourful personalities it suddenly doesn’t seem so weird….
Oh wow, @mitchbenn has done something very special here:…
Oh wow, @mitchbenn has done something very special here: I’m Proud Of The BBC
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In 2005 a few friends afforded me the opportunity to go snowboarding in Soelden, Austria. It was an exciting time, and one rich with new experiences. For instance, my German-speaking skills to date covered being able to ask, “Where is the frog throwing contest, please?”. I knew nothing of Austrian culture, nor of the etiquette…
Got to see scifi author/legend William Gibson speak last night!…
Got to see scifi author/legend William Gibson speak last night! That was a bit of a treat…
Go Science!
As part of London’s annual Open House Weekend the opportunity comes up to go and have a look inside a variety of buildings which would ordinarily be off-limits to the general public – often in conjunction with guided tours. For the last few years this weekend has snuck up on me and I’ve missed it,…
You can sleep when… well… you can sleep later, anyway.
One of the most vibrant and fun fixtures on the UK calendar is the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe experience, and this year I was once again lucky enough to have the opportunity to go up there land in my lap. Certainly a massive aspect of its appeal is the similarity the atmosphere bears to the…
Onion genius from the archive: Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work
Onion genius from the archive: Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn’t Fucking Work