The headline on the Argus website is “Sussex crematoriums to generate electricity” but the full URL for the story is http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/4779646.Sussex_crematoriums_to_generate_electricity_from_bodies/
I think I have a fairly rational, science-based readership here so I probably don’t need to labour the point about all the total point-missing in the story and comments. Suffice to say, they are not [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Science'
Burning bodies
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
Tags: Local Papers·Science
Watcher of the Skies
December 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments · Life
This always seems to happen. There was a major astronomical event yesterday and I was oblivious to it until afterwards. It’s the same with the perseid showers most years: if by some miracle I remember they are happening its a really foggy and/or rainy night.
Science Friction
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Work
I think I was on the receiving end of one of the best put-downs ever this afternoon, when I went into one of our anorak enclaves to chat with the people whose job it is to actually come up with new ideas, the ones at the sharp end of research & development.
Gene mapping
April 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Technology
I still don’t know whether to be impressed or a bit scared by today’s article about gene mapping. I can remember hearing about the Human Genome Project when it started, and even before then when it was being talked about. Back then it sounded like one of those impossible tasks, or at best something that [...]
Tags: Science
Alternatives
April 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Life
A nice quote I came across yesterday about alternative medicine, alternative religion, alternative diets and all the other alternatives:
It’s a good thing for people to examine an alternative , but dissatisfaction with the norm can also panic people into falling into love with the first philosophical piece of tail that falls upon their inward eye. [...]
Atomic
January 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Life
I just caught the end of a programme on TV tonight which really made me wish I had sat down and watched it from the begining. It was on BBC Four and was called Atom. Fortunately it is repeated at 2:00am tomorrow so I have the V+ box set up to record it.
Evolution
December 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Life
I was interested by this story which says that humans are not only still evolving, but are evolving faster now than ever before. Its counter-intuitive which makes it all the more attention-grabbing.
The end of the World?
April 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Life
Campaigning allowing, I think I shall try to watch Horizon on BBC2 on Thursday night. It is all about the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
The LHC is that machine the boffins there are building to try and learn more about the conditions during the big bang. There is some concern that when the machine [...]
A treat for sister Jane
April 25th, 2007 · No Comments · Technology
If you need to keep Rob occupied for 15 minutes or so, just call up this page and watch him get sucked in… the copyright date on it is 2005. I can’t believe its been around that long without me finding out about it.
How to enjoy Primeval
March 19th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Life
I found Primeval on ITV to be quite enjoyable, but only after employing some serious “willing suspension of disbelief” tactics. The secret is to not think about any of the following while watching it:
The one-dimensional character of the Home Office bloke
Why would the government, faced with a rash of unexplained physical events (like anomalies [...]
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