Neil deGrasse Tyson Wows Guests With “Ghost-Like” Aerogel
While we wait for the final results from the European Parliament and local government elections here is the coolest thingContinue Reading
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Why Is Vice Media Pushing The Pseudoscience Of Astrology?
In a short report for the BBC earlier this year the freelance journalist Alexandra Jones examined the internet-driven revival ofContinue Reading
Elizabeth Holmes And The Theranos Scandal
Featured below is a highly critical look at Theranos, the controversial health technology company eulogised by the denizens of SiliconContinue Reading
The Legacy of Ada Lovelace
A guest post by Gráinne Shannon, a well-travelled senior software programmer, writer and poet. Her day job inspired the award-nominated Orla’sContinue Reading
Women Warriors In Celtic And Medieval Ireland
With the controversy over the supposed identification of the grave of a “female Viking warrior”, known to archaeologists as BjContinue Reading
Sí Gaoithe, An Otherworldly Whirlwind Caught On Camera
When I was growing up my mother regaled me with many stories of her own childhood in West Cork, andContinue Reading
Optimistic Nihilism
From Kurzgesagt, a German-based YouTube channel and design studio with an interesting take on science and culture, a short introduction toContinue Reading
Did Dinosaurs Exist? Paleontologist Trevor S Valle Answers The Question
There’s nothing that I enjoy more than a good, swear-filled rant at the idiocy around me. As regular readers mayContinue Reading
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