Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
If I asked you to pick between Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act, then you would either scratch your head or even perhaps suggest that I should F***-off. Why? Well, because they are the same fracking thing, ah but you knew that … right? … you did didn’t you? In fact you would assume everybody … Read more
In honour of the International day of coffee, I bring this humble offering to the roasted bean alter … OK, I confess, I’m a few days late, International Coffee day was actually 29th September. Is the 29th Sept really “International Coffee day”, or am I making it up? No, it really was. Says who … … Read more
This is an old story from last January, but oh so nice … and yes I only just came across it … apparently it takes me almost nine months to catch up with stories in the Telegraph. I’m highlighting it because I thought that you might enjoy seeing a racist plonker get his comeuppance. Tommy Robinson (apparently … Read more
Did this really happen? Yes indeed, but it is not what you think, I’m having a bit of fun with a rather misleading title. Here is the spy in question … Yes indeed the “spy” is actually a stork. So the story here is that when it was spotted with a wildlife tracker it was … Read more
Every now and then, whenever I’m tempted to consider the idea that nobody could possible be “that” stupid, somebody will of course pop up and prove me ever so wrong. Today’s offering concerns doctoral candidate Chibuihem Amalaha from Nigeria who has announced that he has successfully disproved homosexuality. This chap is not making the usual religious objections, … Read more
What exactly is the Ig Nobel Award? Basically, the Ig Nobel is a fun parody of the Nobel prize that gets announced in the run-up to that far more serious award, and happens each year. The stated aim of the prizes is to “honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think.” However, … Read more