Down the rabbit hole we go...
"The general population doesn't know what's happening, and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know." ~ Noam Chomsky
Here’s a question: What if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter?
New BOOK OF THE WEEK - releasing tomorrow:
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment, written with Olivier Sibony and Cass R Sunstein.
PODCAST of the week: The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Science sleuths Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry investigate everyday mysteries sent by listeners.
Do individuals perceive time differently?
History is two-dimensional… existing across time and space.
New York is Dead…
What will happen to the city after the pandemic? Here are five scenarios to ponder.
Chart of the week
Why isn’t 1 a prime number?
Every national hero is tainted…
Year 12’s - Sign up for this free event at UCL: Join staff from UCL's Natural Sciences degree for a three-day event for Year 12 students, learning directly from researchers at UCL about our different approaches to solving various challenges the world faces which include climate change, sustainable solutions for transport and energy, policy and raising the public understanding of science in tackling these challenges.
Exponential Thought of the Day… Why are SEPtember, OCTober, NOVember, DECember, not the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th months of the year?