HOME | CATEGORY HOME | Art | Austria | Christmas | Churchill | Classics | Climate | Climbing | COVID | Culture | English language | English literature | EU | France | Free speech | French literature | German language | German literature | Germany | Goethe | Gotthard | Heine | Heloise Höchner | Misc | Nature | Philosophy | Pound | Religion | Romania | Romansh | Rousseau | Rückert | Schubart | Schubert | Science | Senn | Sociology | Switzerland | UK | UK monarchy | Ukraine | US | Website | WW1 | WW2 21 articles in category 'Science'. Mining the data mountain Putting content online is only the first step – just try and find it again… or bend it like Google. Posted on UTC 2020-03-01 09:17 Words: 2,252; reading time: 10 minutes Matter and light Clearing away legacy thinking about colour. Posted on UTC 2019-07-19 12:22 Words: 2,068; reading time: 9 minutes Scientists – dontcha luv em? Not much. Posted on UTC 2019-04-03 12:04 Words: 5,729; reading time: 26 minutes Pepper, the dim robot Compliant Members of Parliament outclassed by a laptop. It didn't take much. Posted on UTC 2018-10-18 11:31 Words: 555; reading time: 2 minutes Scrapbook for June Solar sucks | Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) | The Art of the Deal | Yet more site changes | More site changes | Site changes | Trump meets Rump Posted on UTC 2018-06-01 02:01 Words: 1,123; reading time: 5 minutes The hydrogen fuel cell takes flight Bye bye, kerosene. You have served us well but it's time to go. Posted on UTC 2018-04-27 13:03 Words: 2,202; reading time: 10 minutes Scrapbook for March The cloud of unknowing | Nerve gas: you ask, we answer. | The cheque's in the post | Amelia Earhart | Persil Man | Dog-bites-man Posted on UTC 2018-03-01 02:01 Words: 1,139; reading time: 5 minutes Scrapbook for February Dementia and alcohol | A new dawn breaks | Deplorable fake news | Not so grand Coalition | Germany: Grand Coalition defined | Cuprinol Man Posted on UTC 2018-02-01 02:01 Words: 1,699; reading time: 7 minutes Scrapbook for January Germany: no change – as usual | The End of the Rainbow | A word to the wise | Ordinary Passengers | Our solitary aspen cluster | NHS excuse of the week | Envy-of-the-World™ – no change | Warpaint | Eight dummies and a funeral Posted on UTC 2018-01-01 02:01 Words: 1,438; reading time: 6 minutes Stephen Hawking speaks …or not, as the case may be. Either way he's a dummy. Posted on UTC 2017-07-04 09:33 Words: 582; reading time: 2 minutes Ransomware: the never-ending story Don't rely on antivirus software to keep you safe. It won't. Posted on UTC 2017-06-16 11:21 Words: 866; reading time: 3 minutes WannaCry – the dust settles (a bit) This vale of tears, with some shafts of light. Posted on UTC 2017-05-20 14:18 Words: 1,434; reading time: 6 minutes Scrapbook for February Jack of all trades… | Site changes | Samoyeds | Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, reloaded | Scandi noir blacker humour | The Envy-of-the-World™, again | The madness of Prince Charlie | Scandi noir black humour | John Bates, whistleblower | Whose side is North on? | Myron Ebell at the GWPF | Sir Detail and friend | Snowflakes of the month Posted on UTC 2017-02-01 02:01 Words: 2,664; reading time: 12 minutes Backup hell: a visit to the crypt Christmas, the traditional season for tales of horror. Posted on UTC 2016-12-26 09:52 Words: 3,732; reading time: 16 minutes Scrapbook for October More intimations of mortality | Alan Turing, useful genius | Dismantling Hillary | Aberfan: a tale of two inquiries | Matt Ridley: Global Warming versus Global Greening | Snowflake of the Month | A grave question | More Waugh | The plague of politics | Intimations of mortality | Mummy knows best | Looking over your shoulder | Spare the rod Posted on UTC 2016-10-01 02:01 Words: 2,553; reading time: 11 minutes Schiaparelli Yet another European bites the dust on the red ink planet. Posted on UTC 2016-10-20 10:52 Words: 1,149; reading time: 5 minutes John Dalton, 250 years old One of the founding fathers of the Scientific Revolution. Thank you, Sir. Posted on UTC 2016-10-05 09:03 Words: 491; reading time: 2 minutes Scrapbook for September Late learning | Immigrants, always resented | Snowflake of the Month | Design update | Feed a cold, starve a fever | One mystery fewer | Restoration and reconstruction | Missing links | The medium is the message, Tim | Quelle finesse! Posted on UTC 2016-09-01 02:01 Words: 2,120; reading time: 9 minutes Scrapbook for August The Fall of Man, not quite | Democratic accident | Nice binary dates | Swiss birthnames in 2015 | 'Deep Insight of the Month' award | Sledghammer vs. dagger… | The official mind | Snowflake of the Month Posted on UTC 2016-08-01 02:01 Words: 1,905; reading time: 8 minutes Artificial Intelligence Not a very intelligent thing to have. Posted on UTC 2016-08-23 12:53 Words: 1,629; reading time: 7 minutes The dismal science Still guessing after all these years. Posted on UTC 2016-01-06 16:04 Words: 66; reading time: 1 minute