The Contrary Thoughts Blog
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…
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…
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…)
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…
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…
