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Carbon — to capture or not to capture

This came up on 2nd November 2024 (give or take a day), a broadcaster objecting to a carbon capture...

The Azolla Event: when is a fern not a fern?

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Betelgeuse, Gamow, and a Big Red Horse

There has been a lot of talk recently of Betelgeuse possibly going supernova this century or not...

Climate Change, the Walrus and the Carpenter

I have recently watched two videos on climate change by Sabine Hossenfelder.  The first one...

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What does one mean by equality?

What does one mean by equality?

Dec 31 2011 | comment(s)

One nice features of Science 2.0 is the way it links to Science Codex and Real Clear Science.  The latter of these sometimes directs me to a journal called The Atlantic, in which I read

What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success

The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence.
Fat-Busting Bugs

Fat-Busting Bugs

Dec 27 2011 | comment(s)

From a Press Release by Yorkshire Water:


Trillions Of Fat-Busting Bugs To Be Deployed To Help Fight Sewer Fat


Trillions of fat busting bugs are being deployed from today (Thursday 22 December) by Yorkshire Water over the festive period as it bids to rid its sewers of fat blockages and prevent pollution.
When does Christmas start?

When does Christmas start?

Dec 24 2011 | comment(s)

Some thoughts from G.K.Chesterton, with tomorrow in view:
Jolly Holly

Jolly Holly

Dec 18 2011 | comment(s)

Christmas is one week away, and so here, for all Science 2.0 readers, is a picture of variegated Holly (Ilex aquifolium).  I took it on the 10th of December this year, just as the weather was turning cold.

The full-size picture is 1632 x 1224, and if you want to download it and use it in your Christmas graphics, it’s yours to copy.
A Tax on Einstein?

A Tax on Einstein?

Nov 10 2011 | comment(s)

In his recent article Should We Trust Scientists?, Paolo Ciafaloni wrote:
The words I chose in my articles might seem simple, and possibly they are. But I think they reveal something of the impressive predictive power and the inner beauty of the Theory of Relativity. And of the immense deepness of thought of his creator Albert Einstein, who you might happen to have heard of.
Which immediately brought to mind this idea of G.K.Chesterton*: