Weekend fun!

'The mind that opens to a new idea, never returns to its original size" - Albert Einstein

Book recommendation of the week!

Professor Nichola Raihani's The Social Instinct is a profound and engaging look at the hidden relationships underpinning human evolution, and why cooperation is key to our future survival.

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Did you know… The equals sign (=) was invented in 1557 after Welsh Mathematician Robert Recorde wanted to avoid the "tediouse repetition of these woordes: is equalle to’’ so he proposed the pair of parallel lines we all use today…

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Anything interesting about this graphic…?

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I got an AI to write my novel…

And it didn't do a better job than me—but we should maybe be worried that it didn't do much worse

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Poetry competition!

The Into the Green poetry project is an exciting opportunity for children aged 11–16 to submit a poem in celebration of plants, gardens and green spaces.

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Algorithms: We created algorithms. Now they are moulding us—and for the worse

Correlation vs Causation:

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The Tyranny Of Time

The clock is a useful social tool, but it is also deeply political. It benefits some, marginalizes others and blinds us from a true understanding of our own bodies and the world around us.

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Do incentives for vaccinations work?

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