I am not keen to blame the woes of the world on TV, or computer games. It seems to be a very easy excuse. Research in recent years has suggested that there is a link between too much time spent watching TV and psychological problems in young people. But what, the sceptics cry, of those …
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Housekeeping…
If you have not yet seen the BBC’s Decade of Discovery then you should see it on iPlayer before it expires. If you miss it you can read about it and watch clips here. It is a wonderful show because it helps to explain how science works and shows observable evidence for evolution. It is top stuff! In …
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It’s All Natural…
I am grateful to Greenman3610, who regularly posts videos about the science of Global Warming on his YouTube channel. He listens to the arguments made on both sides and balances the evidence. There is still a great deal of public denial that a problem is developing but the overwhelming weight of the evidence suggests that …
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Heading Home…
I am setting off back to Oxford tomorrow so if you are going to email me and expect a response before Monday you may be disappointed. Sorry about this in advance. Well done the England team, for unwittingly helping to market Power Balance Bracelets. £30+ for something that can be made for less then £1 …
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Gloves Gorn…
As I headed out to ski this morning I discovered that my gloves were missing. I searched high and low. They were definitely gone. Nobody had seen them. I could remember taking them off at a bar in the mountains the previous day and I convinced myself that I had left them there. That would have …
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400 Years Of Astronomy…
400 years ago on August the 25th, Gallileo Galilei presented his telescope to the world. It was only a simple machine. Today we have the Hubble Space Telescope – it is a little more powerful than the original! You can see some fabulous pictures, with new ones posted every day, at the NASA website.
The Elusive And Crafty Black Hole…
This post was written by Rolfasaurus Rex… The black hole is one of the Universe’s most confusing phenomena. There is even still a debate over whether they actually exist! Assuming that they do exist, scientists have discovered that they are amongst the most dangerous objects in the universe. A black hole is, as far as …
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Forensic Science…
This post was written by William after his successful St Edward’s Scholarship Exams The forensic aspect to police work (cutting people open in connection to crimes etc.) is also closely related to science. The police have been very lucky to find exceptionally good forensic doctors over the past years, which have helped them to identify …
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Save The Humans…
I wanted to write about President Obama’s Nobel Prize or perhaps the shocking predictions of the British economy but thankfully I found something more cheerful to discuss. Now, this may be old news to you since it occurred back in July but I had not heard it before. The story is as follows… Yang Yun …
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Cold Blooded Beast…
My garden is alive with fast moving and agile lizards. The species is called the wall lizard or Podarcis muralis. They hunt in the flower beds and many seem to live in a network of tunnels beneath my patio tiles. I have seen them catch flying ants but their staple diet seems to be insect …
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