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Author Archives: Nigel Smith
Ice Age Art at the British Museum
There are a lot of benefits derived from being a member of the Council for British Archaeology, but I think yesterday’s private view of Ice Age Art at the British Museum was, by itself, worth the membership fee. Space …….…….. … Continue reading
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Tagged British Museum, ice age art, Jill Cook
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The Universe Within and Tiktaalik, Neil Shubin at the Royal Institution
People who have a great passion for a subject are often the best speakers on it, and Neil Shubin’s enthusiasm for his work was obvious as he spoke earlier this evening at the Royal Institution. He’s a palaeontologist who believes … Continue reading
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Tagged Neil Shubin, palaeontology, royal institution, tiktaalik, Universe Within
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Jim Al-Khalili, Quantum Life (how physics can revolutionise biology); and neeps
I’d thawed out the vegetarian haggis, made sure we had a neep and some tatties, and so was all ready for a Burns Night supper. Neep, incidentally, is the Scots for turnip or swede, and like many Scots words looks … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Jim Al-Khalili, physics, quantum mechanics, royal institution, science
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Sean Carroll on the Higgs, and the future of the Royal Institution
The other night the Royal Institution had one of the best speakers I have seen there for a long time – Sean Carroll on the LHC and his new book, The Particle at the End of the Universe: the hunt … Continue reading
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Tagged CERN, higgs boson, higgs field, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, particle physics, quantum field theory, royal institution, Sean Carroll
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Our First Anniversary Give–Away
Reblogged from Jane Austen's House Museum Blog: Today is the anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth in 1775 at Steventon in Hampshire. Visitors to the museum will be asked to join in our celebrations, as usual, by being offered a warming … Continue reading
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The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books and Inept Guardian Competiton Question
The Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books winner will be announced on the 26th November. The shortlist is: The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos by Brian Greene; Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering … Continue reading
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Tagged Guardian, Royal Society, Royal Society Prize for Science Books
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Gravity’s Engines: Caleb Scharf at the Royal Institution
Caleb Scharf is Director of Columbia University’s Astrobiology Center, and his recent book is Gravity’s Engines: the Other Side of Black Holes; the American edition has the subtitle How Bubble-Blowing Black Holes Rule Galaxies, Stars, and Life in the Cosmos … Continue reading
Time Team cancelled by Channel 4, but it may still have a future
Channel 4 announced the cancelling of Time Team this evening, as reported in The Guardian. There is more information on the official Time Team Facebook page, and a response from Tim Taylor. The series has had its ups and downs … Continue reading
Jim Al-Khalili’s Paradox at the Royal Institution
Jim Al-Khalili’s latest book is Paradox: the nine greatest enigmas in science, and he gave a talk based upon it at the Royal Institution this evening. Probably the most well-known scientific paradox is that of Schrodinger’s Cat, where those who … Continue reading
