This is a first, and I don't normally take the time to review the books I read, even if the majority of them are science-related in some shape or form. Don't get me wrong; I'm more than happy to recommend books to those who are interested, but since there are usually a great number of other people reviewing such books, many of which have a lot more ( Read more... )

From an early age I’ve been intrigued by discussions and debates. The exchanges of intellectual blows have always fascinated me, and I’ve thus far participated in a fair number of these battles of knowledge and wit. The very fact that some measure of truth can be achieved through a sort of cognitive purgatory is both encouraging and, it seems, to ( Read more... )

This morning I woke up to find that one of my greatest heroes had died ( Read more... )

A couple of days ago I had a conversation with someone who expressed that she thought certain places have a ‘positive’ or a ‘negative energy’, and while she soon accepted that this was just a semantic trick and a figure of speech, it got me thinking that this may be a common misunderstanding. So to clear matters up let’s talk a little about what ( Read more... )

Nice evening out on the town with a close friend of mine ( Read more... )

The short journey I am about to take you on could never take place in reality. The sights I am about to describe could never be truly seen. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t use our imagination and imagine how, if we allow ourselves this flight of fancy, it might look if we could dive in, deep down, all the way, deeper than anyone has ever gone ( Read more... )

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An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
- Niels Bohr (1885-1962)


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As I told a former pupil during a conversation today:

"Excellent! You are making great progress dear padawan!"

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