What would it be like to learn maths with other people who like maths? Continue reading →

Here’s a nice visualization of the federal budget:   Click on the picture for a fancy interactive version That great big circle on the left is defense.

I haven’t blogged for a while and was scanning some of my old half-started blog entries when I came across this quote: how amazing it is that the Mississippi River manages to meet every tributary, go under every bridge, past … Continue reading →

The New York Times just had a review of Natalie Angier’s The Canon. I expected the book to be good (despite the review) but I read a couple of chapters in Borders to see if it was worth buying and … Continue reading →

Jeff asked me what this means: grazzi hafna talli gejtu It’s a private joke between my inlaws and me. After we got married in Jamaica, G’s mum laid on a surprise party and invited half of Malta (think: My Big … Continue reading →

My wife’s sister’s husband’s nephew has miraculously recovered from devastating liver failure. Dr Dhawan, who is leading research into whether liver cell injections can replace transplants, said: “There was a 90 per cent plus chance that he wasn’t going to … Continue reading →

I feel a bit silly now. I didn’t realize that Chris Hedges’s argument (that I just posted about) ran to three pages. I only read the first page. Now I realize that Chris Hedges is really me. I must have … Continue reading →

I have always thought that Sam Harris overdoes his ‘religion is responsible for all the ills of the world’ pitch but it’s not often that I agree with his critics as much as I agreed with Chris Hedges in a … Continue reading →

According to a new poll by CBS, 62% of Americans say they want the terrorists to win.

The new Creation Museum opens next week. People from Kentucky must be very proud. The Creation Museum, opening May 28, 2007, presents a “walk through history.” Designed by a former Universal Studios exhibit director, this state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot museum … Continue reading →