McCabism

In August of this year, 2,500 astronomers gathered in Prague, Czech Republic, for the 26th triennial general assembly of the International A...

As a consequence of living in an advanced, civilised, well-educated Western society, I am treated, most Saturday nights, to a fitful stream ...

Some years ago I had a recurrent dream in which I would wake in the middle of the night, walk to my bedroom window, and gaze up at a night s...

Martin Cassini argues in the December 2006 issue of Economic Affairs that traffic lights should be abolished ( www.iea.org.uk/files/upld-art...

Courtesy of meteorologist Philip Eden, here' s some fascinating facts about the weather in the UK this year. Bear in mind that in meteor...

Saparmurat Niyazov, the authoritarian President of Turkmenistan, died this week of a heart attack. During his rule, Niyazov reportedly banne...

Am I alone in being irritated by BBC weather forecasters these days? They used to be authoritative individuals, but they now seem to consist...

In the January-February 2007 issue of American Scientist, there's a review of Richard Dawkins's book, 'The God Delusion', by...

It's been rather foggy in some parts of the UK over the last couple of days. This appears to be causing 'chaos' at Britain's...

Mathematical physicist John C.Baez has developed something of a cult following since he began writing This Week's Finds in Mathematical ...

In Bryan Appleyard's review of the big ideas of 2006, (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-2508036_1,00.html ) he suggests that...