Another sale!
My story, “The Appliance of Science” is up at The Dunesteef audio fiction magazine. I originally wrote this story to cheer up a friend who was going through a rough patch.
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What’s a Higgs Boson?¿Que es el bosón Higgs?Was ist das Higgs-Boson?
You must have noticed that the physicists have been jumping up and down lately, because the Large Hadron Collider has discovered the Higgs boson, nicknamed the God particle. I’m not a particle physicist. I’m not at all clear about how the Higgs boson creates the Higgs field and gives everything mass. Here’s the bit I’m clear about. The human brain evolved to hunt antelopes on the Serrengeti. Quantum physics is…
Professor Brian Cox on the relative cost of banks and science.
Professor Brian Cox gives his opinion in this short video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18736011
The Honourable Agent Hammer
My story “Agent Hammer: License to Kibble” is up at On the Premises, where it got an Hono(u)rable mention in their humo(u)r competition.
Todoque Cave
I’ve been on a caving course this week. From Monday to Friday I’ve had theory classes (yes, in Spanish) which were mostly fascinating. But since they ran from 5 – 9 pm it made for a busy week. On Saturday we actually went into two caves. The course teachers said that overalls would be the best clothes to wear. Well, the only overalls in the house were the ones my…
Freedom(ish)
Well, we had to queue for two and a half hours, but eventually they took my son’s plaster off. And then they put a bandage on, which has to stay on (and stay dry) for a week. So he still needs help to get a shower, but not for much longer.