by Tom | Oct 23, 2008 | Science
Gladwell says genius doesn’t necessarily come at speed. I guess this links in to the 10,000 hours concept as well? It ws funny to hear the latter being mentioned on Radio 4 Thought for the day
by Tom | Sep 30, 2008 | Science
Yikes – they are pretty out there. Example: “Computation at Scale: How can we develop asymptotics for a world with massively many degrees of freedom?”
by Tom | Sep 30, 2008 | Science
Lovely application of metamaterials (those whose structure affects their function) to shield objects from heavy waves, including tsunami.
by Tom | Sep 29, 2008 | Science
Lovely galaxy. Not quite the milky way of the more recent post, but still beautiful.
by Tom | Sep 29, 2008 | Science
Great chutzpah to flash your flashlight for the time needed to not damage this long exposure. Amazing.
by Tom | Sep 28, 2008 | Science
Must read on the Durham non-trials. Even the Indy was reporting some “interesting findings” or some such. Shocking.