So it seems Noahs ark has received the physics seal of approval. Timely story, given the release of the film. Not sure though that whether or not the ark might have floated was the first concern when...
Just finished a survey at this site http://voteforpolicies.org.uk/ Which presents you with a choice of manifesto commitments on all the main political areas - crime, health, education, welfare and so...
Just read this story about a gang of thieves tunnelling into a Tescos to steal Cash machine Cash Boxes, and it reminded me of a story from a couple of years ago, where much the same thing was done,...
Independent today running an article on 10 commonly mispronounced words. How well did you guys do? Must admit to surprise at finding I was guilty of mispronouncing 2 of the words - apparently my...
This judges summary seems pretty accurate to me. Couple sentenced to jailtime ( enough?) for the wholly preventable death of their son. Makes for grim reading, especially when you consider that the...
I was suffering vertigo just watching this short video :) It purports to show 2 free climbers ascending to the very top of the as yet unfinished Shanghai Tower, especially the bit at the end....
This is scheduled to start from March 2014. You are allowed an opt-out if you are so minded, but the onus is on you to contact your surgery if that's what you wish to do. A reasonably simple and...
Interesting article on a new development in artificial limbs, offering a degree of sensory feedback to the patient from the artificial limb for the first time that I am aware of....
My Mum is suffering the effects of athritis in the hands now, and is finding it increasingly difficult to chop up root veg, especially things like celeriac, swede, that kind of thing. I am thinking...
An Ecstatic ticket barrier on the Jubilee Line! :)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/woohoo-jubilee-line-tube-barrier-sounds-uncannily-like-blurs-song-2-9091088.html...
A mini- storm has erupted, yet again, over a cartoon. This time it is an innocuous Jesus and Mo cartoon, worn on the T-shirts of 2 atheist studio guests debating religion on a BBC TV show. The BBC...
So - Jon Snow, sexist pig, or honest depiction of what your everyman might think? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/jon-snow-sex-comes-into-every-evaluation-of-a-woman-9090375.html For...
Question posed at Edge magazine website.Among them some fairly controversial recommendations, I think, either because to discard them seems counter-intuitive, or because others are somewhat cherished,...
From tomorrows Daily Mirror; https://twitter.com/suttonnick/status/422491220548780032/photo/1 And from the Express; https://twitter.com/suttonnick/status/422496029255024640/photo/1 Will be interesting...
Not a question, but a link to what appears at first glance to be a useful site for referencing common arguments raised when discussing atheism / theism....
Not a question, just a link to an article. You may have heard of this book and this guy - Eben Alexander. Wrote a book called "proof of heaven" which became a bestseller in the US and is apparently...