Category Archives: Education

Clifford Stoll @ TED

Posted on 20/02/2009 by Adam

I’m not big on mainstream education. I’m almost entirely self-educated when it comes to the subject I love, however I do wonder sometimes if I would have fared better if I had the patience and energy for mainstream education. I … Continue reading →

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Dumb eco-questions you were afraid to ask

Posted on 16/11/2008 by Adam

Great article on New Scientist with some answers to questions I’m sure many of us modern folk wonder about on a regular basis. Are hybrids really more of a fashion statement right now? Should I be leaving the lights on … Continue reading →

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BBC’s The Box

Posted on 10/09/2008 by Adam

BBC News: We have painted and branded a BBC container and bolted on a GPS transmitter so you can follow its progress all year round as it criss-crosses the globe. The Box will hopefully reach the US, Asia, the Middle … Continue reading →

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YouTube – How Superconducting Levitation Works

Posted on 08/09/2008 by Adam

Well, I didn’t know! Via Wired.

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Paraprosdokian

Posted on 16/01/2008 by Adam

Is my word of the day. Basically it’s a phrase in which the last bit makes you reframe the first bit. The examples on the Wikipedia page are brilliant, and of course feature the master of the genre, Groucho Marx: … Continue reading →

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Lessig @ TED

Posted on 07/11/2007 by Adam
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TechShop: Geek Heaven

Posted on 11/09/2007 by Adam

What an absolutely brilliant idea. Guy Kawasaki: Jim Newton founded TechShop in the summer of 2006 because he needed a world-class workshop so he could work on his projects and inventions. After having access to full machine shops at both … Continue reading →

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“Hey, check this out!”

Posted on 16/08/2007 by Adam

Bruce Schneier notes a recent study on phishing that found that over 70% of people will click on a link if it looks like it’s coming from someone they know, and jokes about men being suckers for the ladies, what … Continue reading →

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HTML updates at last!

Posted on 09/08/2007 by Adam

Although I can understand why the W3C went the XHTML route several years ago, I think it was a distraction from the beautiful simplicity of basic HTML, which essentially made the web what it is today. If it wasn’t for … Continue reading →

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Biologists Helping Bookstores

Posted on 30/07/2007 by Adam

Brilliant. Science fans are going into bookshops and moving creationist garbage – and atheist opinion – from the Science section to Religion and Philosophy. Unfortunately this person doesn’t think Dawkins should be moved too, but I’m sure a few comments … Continue reading →

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