Belief systems – ie, religions – on the other hand do not delve into statistics, probability, evidence or proof. They remain firmly and contentedly ro...
Well, up to a point, Lord Copper Lord Copper? Surely not ;) I think you can "prove" most things using statistics! Francisco made some very valid po...
Ha! This is great... but nothing will ever beat this... Searching for Halley's Comet at the Greenwich Observatory, by William Heath Robinson: Dire...
Andy's excellent report on this lecture is now on the website:
is going to create quite an impressive collection of scrap metal I suspect you're right... let's hope this one doesn't have the same impact!
...how feeble the signal from New Horizons will be, and therefore it will take many months just to transmit all the data it collects Yes, this is tru...
How do I insert pictures other than as Attachments? You need to host the pictures elsewhere (e.g. Flickr, Photobucket, etc) and link to them on t...
Seen this before... great fun. Love it how Stuart Clark plays it straight all the way through the interview.
Great image... lots of active areas at the moment, aren't there? Not sure you'll have much luck with imaging this weekend!
Are you having a go at my colour balance? Just for you I have done a colour sample from an ESA image! Ah yes, this is more aesthetically pleasing to ...
Are you sure you weren't mistakenly pointed at Mars ;) Seriously, though... that's a stunning image... cloud definition is fabulous. What filters did...
Received this image from John Williams this morning. Jupiter and Io, taken last night... Link.