What happened in 1780? Vsauce talks about 1780 …and because it’s Valentine Day Although it is too late to order gifts online. There again do you need a gift? Valentine Dilemma – xkcd. Have a good weekend. Clive
Because It’s Friday – 1780
Because It’s Friday – How much paper do you need to wrap the Earth?
I have held onto this “Because It’s Friday” post until the trauma of wrapping Christmas presents had passed. For the answer to the above question we will let Professor Hannah Fry explain: I have just finished watching a Hannah Fry series on TV – it was excellent. I love the …
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Because It’s Friday – This is kinda maths…
As regular readers of “Because It’s Friday” know, I often run maths articles in this slot because of our son, who has a Masters in Mathematics. When I saw this article, I knew I could not pass it up for today: Google Scholar has a ‘verified email’ for Sir Isaac …
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Because It’s Friday – What the future will think of us.
This week the “Because It’s Friday” bit is a time travel story from Randall Munroe that may take a moment or two to sink in. xkcd: Late Cenozoic The hover over comment is also excellent. Time to mess with future history. Dinosaurs featured in one of my earliest “Because It’s …
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Because It’s Friday – Submarine = Spacecraft
Today’s “Because It’s Friday” is about a coincidence. This week I picked up a science fiction book from the ’70s this week, In Our Hands, the Stars by Harry Harrison. The very basic plot is that a scientist and the Danish government turn a submarine into a spacecraft. Sounds plausible! …
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