Astrology is a science … in India

From the, “Are they fracking insane” school comes the astonishing news that Astrology is a science, or at least so some claim. You simply do not need to be a rocket scientist to work it out, yet apparently the Bombay high court can’t, and has apparently departed reality and taken flight off into la-la land … Read more

14-year-old girl lashed to death in Bangladesh

The BBC reports the utterly barbaric death of a 14 year old girl in Bangladesh. Can you possibly guess why? Yep, no surprise or shock, its what we expect. Just one single word sums it all up … “islam”. (Yes, I’ve not used upper-case, I refuse to do so) She was accused of having an … Read more

Exercise Improves Memory and Brain Health

That old book of fables, the bible claims, “Bodily exercise profiteth little”,  science has now yielded further information that clearly demonstrates this is simply not true at all. A new study shows that one year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain’s hippocampus in older adults, leading to an improvement in … Read more

Could the Net become self-aware?

The question, “Could the Net become self-aware?” is one that I would normally dismiss quite quickly. If your source for good science is simply ripping off the plot from Terminator, then god help us if you ever moved beyond that and watched the Matrix. The question has indeed come up (well of course it has, … Read more

Interview with Christopher Hitchens – 23rd Jan

Brian Lamb, the C-SPAN founder, recorded an interview with Christopher Hitchens on 23rd January … you will want to watch, but make sure you have enough time, its 54 Mins long. In fact this is his 20th Interview with him. Its a very frank, open and honest interview in which they talk about his cancer … Read more