How come they don’t have science education programmes like this over here?

Tom recommended a great TedTalk. So did Jeff. My turn (actually, my wife’s). Ken Robinson on education. Amazing.

Over lunch, Bob and I disagreed on several aspects of the English language and its origins. According to Bob, English has fewer irregular verbs than ‘typical’ languages (and is generally more regular) is predominantly influenced by Latin and Greek I … Continue reading →

My lovely wife sent me this: Mr. Whitson taught sixth-grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a lecture about a creature called the cattywampus, an ill-adapted nocturnal animal that was wiped out during the Ice Age. … Continue reading →

Captain Groggy Swagger and I were having a pleasant chat in the comments to my post on Songs of Praise about whether it is appropriate for an atheist to sing Carols or say Grace. There are some religious things that … Continue reading →

Affect or effect quiz? Question Your Answer The Correct Answer Your Response is: Question 1 affect affect Correct Question 2 effects effects Correct Question 3 effect effect Correct Question 4 affect affect Correct Question 5 affect affect Correct Question 6 … Continue reading →

Since the real Wikipedia is tainted by reality’s well-known liberal bias, conservatives now have their very own source of reliable information, Conservapedia. Truthiness now has a life of its own. Maybe it’s evolving? Unlike the entry for Theory of Evolution … Continue reading →

The BBC is awesome. This is the kind of programme that only the BBC can make and is likely to cause me to say something that will merit the response “Why don’t you go back to your own country then?”. … Continue reading →

My wife just asked me if I have booked that flight yet. When I get home, she will ask me if I have submitted my expenses yet. The answer to both is no – because I was reading this. Of … Continue reading →

Scott Adams has this trick that he calls philosotainment. He announces that he is going to say something silly to wind people up Then he says that something is self-evident and no reasonable people can argue with it Then he … Continue reading →