Where Waldo is (or, The science behind why journalists now think there is a science to be had behind everything)

The challenge: You know the drill. Waldo appears in different places in different scenes. There are 68 locations, therefore 68 places. … More

Some pieces and bits

It’s early January. That time when other people’s New Year’s resolutions mean that you get lots of emails. About really … More

Exhibit A: 1989 and Pons and Fleischmann announce cold fusion — an “inexhaustible source of energy” — at a press briefing … More

Like a good sharknado, Susan Greenfield is (a) ridiculous and (b) back for more. We all remember this defence of … More

Readers might remember that I got nice new frames for my spectacles lately. Of course, the same visit to the … More

Hat tip to c*nty_mc_sh*tb*lls over on Reddit for this one. Irish patients warned ‘miracle cure’ from US church is bleach … More

Today, I had my head examined. Well, part of my head. Okay then, my eyes. I had an eye test. … More

Yesterday morning I watched an interesting breakfast TV show here in Accra, on Ghana’s GTV. Interesting for three reasons: (a) … More

So, last week I had the pleasure of enjoying this delicious meal while exploring some backstreet neighbourhoods in Muscat, Oman. … More

Greetings from Riyadh Airport. Saudi Arabia is, well, different. And, moving on… Here in Riyadh the government have been having … More

Good news everyone. I’ll be giving a keynote at next month’s Psychology, Health, & Medicine conference in Limerick. Here’s the … More

So, how can it be that homeopathy sometimes seems to work? Well there are a few possible explanations: The universe … More

I am pleased to announce the establishment of the World Certifying Body for the Certification of Certified Healthologists, or WCBCCH. … More

From footballshirtculture.com: This the new Zambia Home football shirt to be worn throughout 2014, by Nike. The 2012 African Cup … More

Well, for geek pet owners at any rate… Although it must be pointed out that said Science Diet does not … More

So I got me some of them reasonably famous Po Chai Pills here in Hong Kong. The name means “protective … More

Consider this a test post. Testing internet access from here (Hong Kong Airport- yay for free WiFi), WordPress access from … More