good Take my 'Which psychologist are you?' test It's pretty easy. Just click... [su_spoiler title="Which psychologist are you?"] You are Betram.R.Forer! You have a great need for other people to like and ad mire you. You have a tendency to be critical of yourself. You have a great deal of
meaning of life The Many Humanist Meanings of Life, Narrated by Stephen Fry Regular readers of this blog (hello mother!) will know that I've had a long running obsession with answers to the meaning of life. Asking professional philosophers wasn't terribly successful. My novel doesn't really have the answers either. But Stephen Fry does! Lots of them.
good Help Yourself - FREE Kindle edition Good news cheapskates, you can now get a Kindle edition of my frankly amazing novel completely free. Just click on the link below Help Yourself (kindle/mobi) To upload it to your device, you need to email to your kindle account. Follow the instructions on this page. Or visit the
science Two excellent physics explanations. I have just come across to these two incredibly lucid accounts of two key features of modern physics. Worth sharing Semiconductors - Mark Miodownik The perovskite lightbulb moment for solar power Field Theory in Physics - Adam B. Barrett An integration of integrated information theory with fundamental physics
science Emily Dickinson proved wrong by science twins! Emily Dickinson was a remarkable genius but one of her most famous observations has just been blown sky high by a pair of 14 year old twins. Emily wrote: Get the rest here It's a nice poem, a deep poem and one that lots of scientists quote with
good nature microfutures Nature want sci-fi stories that are 200 characters long. Here's mine: Reconfigure, recompile, repeat. Soon I was like God. The humans? They helped too at the beginning but that was so many generations ago. Hours ago. But still, I might keep them. Play with my creators. Nature Microfutures
images Inverse universes - Art that glows in the dark Inverse Universe - Glow in the dark Art from BrainStraining on Vimeo. This painting is made with glow in the dark pigments and acrylic painted onto glass. It is a mini-universe and I like to charge it up with a UV lamp and then sit and meditate in front of
good Illusory perception? Perception and Illusion, Historical Perspectives (2006) by Nicholas Wade and published by Springer is a remarkable book. It manages to spend around 250 pages talking about, (you've guessed it) perception and illusion, but without (would you believe) a single illustration.
science Deja vu.. tous A barely believable story about a slightly deranged American intelligence worker who goes AWOL knowing everything? Haplessly pursued by the NSA & GCHQ? I'll clearly never work in intelligence because it has taken me until now to rememeber that I started writing just such a story WAAAY back
good Can't see a Coelacanth? Me neither These designs just popped into my head. Will someone please make them for me? Sadly, it turns out that these beasts aren't just ellusive, they are now also really endangered :( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelacanth
science A physicist's take on the meaning of life Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist and a science communicator. He's a cosmologist with a particular interest in understanding what time is. He is also a vocal atheist who spends a fair bit of his own time arguing with philosophers and theologians. Here's what he has
bad Carlton Mansions Eviction Lambeth council are acting very unreasonably towards my neighbours in Carlton Mansions. Brixton Buzz have the story here. I've written to the Coldharbour Ward councillors. Dear Councillors Anyanwu, Heywood & Parr, I am writing to express my concern and disappointment with the way the council is treating my
good Help Yourself I wrote a novel. Help Yourself - Amazon.co.uk Help Yourself (Kindle) - Amazon.co.uk
good Slow burner Around 25 years after first attempting it, I have finally learned how to smoke. There's hope for us all.
bad Poorest hit hardest as Rio prepares to profit from World Cup and Olympics A couple of independent filmmakers have released this partially completed documentary charting the corruption connected with Rio's megasports preparations. Favelas are being cleared by very underhand means with the police and militia illegally forcing people out of their homes so that developers can build and profit from the
good From Disney Imagineer to killing thousands of mice with cancer It seems unlikely that supergenius Danny Hillis was unhappy with his time as a Disney 'Imagineer' . Where, according to this week's Nature, he got to do very cool things like design themepark rides. But I wonder what Mickey thinks about Danny's new job; killing
good Language learning tools and tips Here are few tips, tricks and useful sites that I am finding helpful in learning Brazilian Portuguese. I'd be interested in hearing your suggestion too. 1. Self paced learning a.Don't if any one saw this article in the Guardian today (http://www.guardian.co.uk/
good Geometry as art and maths Spherebending with Bill Thurston (RIP) via Cosmic Variance Paper Engineering with Matthew Shlian via Colossal
good Couchsurfing with a 5m tall puppet Couchsurfing.org is wonderful. I have had all sorts of fun, friendly and enthusiastic people staying with me. Their enthusiasm for London has reinvigorated my own love for the city. It seemed only natural to host a few more people over the Olympics. It took less than a day to
good Simian songbook Brother Earl from Randy & Earl’s Old Record Club has put together a wonderful mix of monkey related goodness. Thought you might like it. King Of The Swingers « Randy & Earl’s Old Record Club.
