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Archive for the ‘The Wider Wild World’ CategorySymbols of the B&DBC council election in May 2010 for Whitchurch, Hampshire Apart from the general election on 6 May 2010, which changed the UK political landscape, there was also a local borough council (B&DBC) election here in Whitchurch, Hampshire – where the right to demonstrate was won for the country. Why is [...] A few of the Liberal Democrats' birds flutter into the Conservatives' tree leaving Labour's rose in the shade. Last evening saw the resignation of the UK’s prime minister, and Labour Party’s leader, Gordon Brown, and the formation of a new government with the Conserative’s David Cameron as the country’s new prime minister. The [...] The TED conference is coming back to Oxford this July. I doubt I’ll go – I’d rather spend the $4500 (about same in UK pounds) on a holiday with my family! And the talks will be podcast in the autumn anyway. I keep a few of the interesting TED talks in our ‘Mostly Interesting‘ page. However, they have posted a list of who will be talking there. One speaker caught my eye (the power of good branding?): oblong. You just want to find out what that company does. Oblong. Not square, not triangular. Oblong. Cool name. » Continue reading Back to the (Oblong) Future »  Not available in your local chemist. I received this in my email inbox today. If anyone knows the artist who made this, then let me know so I can give them proper credit. Better still, if some company ends up making this for real, then I’ll gladly link to them! Brings new meaning to ‘viral’ advertising. Many people think wearing a mask helps reduce the risk of catching the flu – » Continue reading Relief for Swine Flu? »  The book for the masses (pun intended) Ah how I love Star Trekkin’ by The Firm – Its a catchy tune from the late 80s with this line from Scotty, the chief engineer: “You cannot change the laws of physics.”. And then later, “Its physics, Jim!” Many, many years ago, I was a student at the OSCSS and just loved the physics class taught by Roberta Tevlin (on weekends, I’d catch her playing at Grossman’s in the Happy Pals). I even got Wonderstruck on TV (today, I just make the local newspapers). Anyway, I heard an interview on the Quirks & Quarks podcast with the author of a book relating to physics and, appropriately for this month, future presidents. I looked up the author, Richard Muller, and found his book called Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines |
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. I have since learned that the author intended only one copy to be read: the one he donated to this month’s new occupants of the White House. Its written smartly for a
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