MURL
Many years ago (well, about 5) I came across MURL. Back then I was finishing my M.Eng and I was contemplating whether I should start a Ph.D or join the industry, the usual questions any 21 year-old in my position would have.
Category Science
America's pushy on GM.
Will Europe budge? "The State Department tries to twist arms through rather undiplomatic letters of protest, like the one it sent to Nicosia in July when new EU member Cyprus proposed to put GM food on separate shelves at grocery stores."
Intelligent Design: Εκλογικεύοντας τη πίστη.
Ήθελα από καιρό να πιάσω το θέμα του ‘ευφυούς σχεδιασμού’ (Intelligent Design), αρκετά πριν τα περι λογοκρισίας στη ΝΑΣΑ. Ο Κωστής γράφει σχετικά με ένα χθεσινό άρθρο στο Ars Technica πάνω στο πρόσφατο ζήτημα λογοκρισίας στη ΝΑΣΑ και έτσι μου δίνει την αφορμή να γράψω κάποιες δικές μου σχετικές σκέψεις.
IgNobel awards
Saw it last week, before I returned to the UK from a trip to Europe, but forgot to write about it here.
It's almost as funny as the guy whose Ph.D is about why and how biscuits break in their packaging. (he must have been runner-up for this year's physics ignobel)
Anyway, check out the IgNobel Awards.