Being an ardent fan of the New Scientist magazine, I couldn't resist entering its caption competition. The picture is as follows:

My entries were:

'Are you sure this'll be okay, Dr Jekyll?'

and

'And with that final drop, they had created the world's strongest espresso'

New Scientist are running one every week for four weeks, no purchase necessary!

Tags: new scientist, caption

It’s time for part 4 in my strange odyssey to understand my own mind. So far, spurred on by my initial odd experience of being separate from my body, I’ve come to an odd conclusion; my mind, my self is separate from my brain and influences it. My mind (and yours and that guy who lives down the road) function this way. Read More...

Tags: science, consciousness, the brain, quantum physics, cats

A modified version of my earlier article: Star Wars is about conception is now on the Sci Fi Now website. They've run a series of entries from different people describing their memories of that great film. It's fun and a bit weird to see my musings on a professional website. Fortunately, it seems to be liked so far! Read More...

Tags: star wars, scifinow