Posted on September 24th, 2007 by Nigel Percy
How easily I am swayed! I have been saying nasty things about science now for a while, and then along comes this bright little article (which can be viewed in its entirety here) and I swoon with love for science!
The title first seduced me. ‘Many scientists are convinced that man can see the future‘. Now […]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by Nigel Percy
Regular readers of this blog may have noted that I seem to have a certain ‘attitude’ towards science. By that, I don’t mean I am against science (that would be like being ‘against’ blood because it makes me nauseous, not because I want to ban blood from the universe).
In the light of this apparent antipathy […]
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Posted on March 13th, 2007 by Nigel Percy
I came across the following article (in the Belfast Telegraph) which intrigued me for several reasons. Firstly, it is about a hospital in Hertfordshire, UK although the newspaper is from Belfast.
Secondly, the hospital is one I know well, as both my daughters were born there!
But, thirdly, the title caught my eye… Should you have the […]
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Posted on September 20th, 2006 by Nigel Percy
This has got to be one of my favorite stories about the way high tech and low-tech come together. In this particular case the high tech is faulty chips on a computer board and the low tech is dowsing rods.
In this instance (the original post is here, but you need to scroll a long way […]
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Posted on August 11th, 2006 by Nigel Percy
The use of the word ‘intuitive’ can almost seem rampant at times. The apparent use of it seems to try to suggest that something can be done without thinking. This is borne out by this article which talks of a BMW Series 7 and the advertising to go with it.
As the writer says, ‘It was […]
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