I love conspiracy theories and alternative science. I mean I really love conspiracy theories and alternative science. Whether it is the faked Moon landings, flat Earth, climate change denial, creationism or 9/11 truthers, I am infinitely fascinated by all things outside of the mainstream. I should probably be clear, I do not believe any of … Continue reading But how do you know…?
Today was another gym day, and a gym day means another podcast. This time, it was the turn of The Rest is History, a history podcast presented by Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland. The episode I had on today was the third in a four part series about Christopher Columbus. As is usual with the … Continue reading Don’t touch anything!
Birds are dinosaurs. My wife is probably bored of hearing me say this. Whenever I am on the topic of birds, or hear someone speaking about the extinction of dinosaurs, my inner pedant takes over and insists I remind her our feathered friends are in fact dinosaurs. Of all the misunderstandings about science, this is … Continue reading A dino in the hand is worth two in the bush
Despite appearances to the contrary, I have been attending a gym since last summer. At the most I manage to get to the gym a couple of times a week, and walking the dog on the other days gives me at least a chance to stretch my legs (and his). Anyone who attends a gym … Continue reading We be scientists
This is it, the penultimate book of my non-resolution Christmas book pile, This is Improbable by Marc Abrahams. As I mentioned last week, I avoided reading the blurb for this book but unlike previous guesses at the book contents I was spot on this time around, this book is all about science. The final book … Continue reading This is improbable: a book review
Self-Indulgent Twaddle 