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Month: August 2007

Thanks for the anomalies

Vestigial features in letterboxes and organisms.

Published 26-Aug-2007
Filed under: Blog Tags: inelegant design, ireland, vestigial organs

Dawkins on alternative therapy

Shambhala lies: Dawkins tries mumbo-jumbo.

Published 25-Aug-2007
Filed under: Blog Tags: mumbo-jumbo, puns, richard dawkins

Consumed with jealousy

My friends Hitchin & Soo go whale-spotting.

Published 23-Aug-2007
Filed under: Blog Tags: hitchin, members, whales

Chalk another one up for science

Science explains the Perseid meteor shower.

Published 13-Aug-2007
Filed under: Blog Tags: astronomy, newton

Sound science

This week, I finally got to carry out a little experiment I've been planning for some time.

Published 12-Aug-2007
Filed under: Blog Tags: ears, experiments, perception, sound

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