The future we deserve
Telling the future is impossible, yet we have to do it every day. We need to be realistic at the same time as allowing some hope, as not trying for better things is… Read More
Tag Archive: news
Unscheduled Post: Subtlety and swine flu
The difference between stupid and intelligent people–and this is true whether or not they are well-educated–is that intelligent people can handle subtlety. They are not baffled by ambiguous or even contradictory situations–in fact,… Read More
Unscheduled Post: The British Police
I have always had faith and respect for the British police. That has been, to put it mildly, dented recently.
Unscheduled Post: Niches and responsibility
There has been a recent blog discussion on the topic of attribution. As a piece of plankton (not even a small fish) in this world I only suffer from the occasional automatic link… Read More
Carnival of Mathematics #44
44th Carnival of Mathematics, a feast of maths blog links.
