Eight-year-olds publish bee study in Royal Society journal

Now this is truly cool, its a real treat to see this … we have some eight-year old scientists who have had their findings published in Biology Letters, a high-powered journal from the UK’s prestigious Royal Society. This is all about education of course, but takes it in a very practical direction by doing some … Read more

Mobile Phones, popcorn and pregnancy

What is it with mobile phones that appears to cause people to simply stop thinking … OK, try this … first take a look at the following … Wow … shocking … mobile phones can pop popcorn … scary yes … except its a fake. This is actually a viral ad that was created to … Read more

Ricky Gervais: Why I’m An Atheist

Ricky Gervais gets asked all the time, “Why don’t you believe in God?”, so he tries to give them a resonable thoughtful answer, but often ends up being frustrated. What he finds is that they are not actually looking for his response at all, they simply want to convert him. What is truly frustrating is … Read more

Make your own iPhone/iPod dock from a tree branch

Stuck for a gift idea … or perhaps a bit too poor in these cash strapped times to buy an impressive gift … then why not make your own. here is an idea for you …pop out to the back yard, grab a few sticks and knock up your very own iPod adapter … finished … Read more

Consumer affairs – Giving disaster a postive spin …

I never cease to be amazed at the power of marketing, To illustrate, let me tell you one true story, and I’ll not name any names, but if you live in the UK (as I do) then you will recognize the organization in question. This relates to a mobile telecommunications company, so I better give … Read more

Scale of Walsh cover-up by church breathtaking

The infamous Chapter 19 of the Murphy report is out … and so I blogged about it yesterday here, but why return to it once again? Well because there is a well-written article in todays Irish Times, that warrants a mention. Here is a selection of sound-bites followed by a link to the full article … Read more