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Category Archives: Science
Blocking Shawls – Experiment no. 1
A cautionary tale ahead. Sometime ago I had a run-in with some Danish knitters. They were asking questions on how to block a shawl and I replied with my usual answer (I include a longer version with all my lace … Continue reading
In Kansas City With My Favourite Tattoo
On Tuesday, northern Norway experienced a strange light show. No, the photo you see on your left is not a Photoshopped image. It is the real deal. But what caused this bizarre phenomenon? Bad Astronomy can tell you (incidentally, if … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Craft, Film, Literature, Science
Tagged books, Crafty, Film, geek, science fiction, tattoos
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Those Who Cannot Remember the Past..
.. are condemned to repeat it. Or, in other words, try reading this news article about Switzerland banning minarets, replace the words “minaret” with “synagogue” and “Muslim” with “Jewish” and then ask yourself what it reminds you of? A simple … Continue reading
Zombies!
“My understanding of zombie biology is that if you manage to decapitate a zombie then it’s dead forever. So perhaps they are being a little over-pessimistic when they conclude that zombies might take over a city in three or four … Continue reading
A Beautiful Day
It’s going to be a beautiful day so the bluebirds sing. I have booked myself a short, but much-needed flight home to Denmark in May. I need to spend time with the Danish part of myself, I have decided. Going … Continue reading
Posted in Alasdair Gray, Art, Books 2009, Denmark, Film, History, Knitting, linkage, Literature, Music, Personal, Popular Culture, Science, typography
Tagged Alasdair Gray, Art, books, Crafty, Denmark, family, people power, politics, Print Culture, youtube
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Gallimaufry
Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers have teamed up to make an adaptation of the children’s classic Where the Wild Things Are. Growing up in Scandinavia, I confess I had never heard of this book, but the trailer looks stunning (and … Continue reading
Posted in Film, linkage, Popular Culture, Science
Tagged awesome, children's books, film trailers, geek, nature is big and scary, religion, Science, science fiction
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Oh, Anyway, It’s Looking Like A Beautiful Day
One of my favourite pastimes of late has been taunting my local physicist friends: “Oh, I cannot make plans later than Wednesday morning because we are all going to die” or “I’m really looking forward to this event horizon thing”. … Continue reading
“Antimatter’s Sort Of Matter’s Evil Twin..”
Via my Other Half, I bring you The Large Hadron Rap. Yes, the wacky nice physicists at the CERN project have written a rap which explains what exactly it is that the Large Hadron Collider does. I tell you, physicists … Continue reading
From the Guardian
A few days after the initial memory loss, I went to my doctor. He told me I had transient global amnesia, brought on by a combination of events. Just before I lost my memory, I was extremely stressed. I was … Continue reading
Why We Know Very Little
This is interesting: Noam Chomsky on the human brain. A short, sweet video from New Scientist. They have an entire section devoted to neuroscience but it is open to subscribers only. Oh well.
