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What I Learnt – “Why are we here?” by Sam Gregson

Last week I went to a talk about one of the universe’s biggest mysteries – why do we exist? Or more specifically in this case, why is there still matter around? We believe that in the Big Bang equal amounts of matter and anti-matter should have been created, but when Read more…

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By Michael Conterio, 9 yearsMay 29, 2013 ago
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Happy Birthday, Mr Feynman

How do you celebrate the wonderful curiosity of a man who was not only a Nobel Prize winning physicist, but also a bongo player, safe cracker, incredible teacher, and on the commission that investigated the Challenger space shuttle disaster? If you’re Robin Ince, the answer is to celebrate what would Read more…

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By Michael Conterio, 9 years ago
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Cambridge Science Festival 2013

I had a busy time in the run up to the festival, and then a (I feel well-deserved) break for Easter, but now I’ve finally got round to summing up my experience of the festival. I’ve put this in chronological order. rather than try to divide into what would probably be reasonably arbitrary categories. (more…)

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By Michael Conterio, 9 yearsApril 14, 2013 ago
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What I Learnt – “Breast Cancer – the Biology Behind the Silent Killer” by Hayley Frend

I often attend talks or shows featuring pieces of science outside my specialist area of quantum physics, as there’s so much interesting science out there. In what I hope will be a regular feature called “What I Learnt”, I’ll highlight a few key facts that I found particularly interesting during Read more…

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By Michael Conterio, 9 years ago
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Welcome to the Contrary Thoughts Blog

People don’t easily fit into pigeon-holes, and so neither does this blog. In the past when I’ve run a more personal blog I’ve asked people which elements of it they most enjoyed reading and ended up with something of a hodge-podge of responses. Some people wanted to know what I’d been Read more…

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By Michael Conterio, 9 yearsJanuary 26, 2013 ago

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