Monthly Archives: February 2011

Visceral Art

I am truly disappointed that I have only just been made aware of an art exhibition that closes today in Trinity College, Dublin before I have had a chance to go and visit. “Visceral: The Living Art Experiment” is series … Continue reading

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Woo Bombdetector Crooks Finally Getting Their Just Deserts

The woo bomb detector story is hotting up as we learn that the Iraqi authorities have arrested Major General Jihad al-Jabiri,the man responsible for signing contracts with ATSC Ltd for the supply of the dowsing rod ADE651 in a £75 million … Continue reading

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Chinese Like to Play With their Food

The Chinese have some bizarre attitudes towards their food. We all know that nothing is off the menu and that many foods are believed to have magical powers. In SuperSense, I talked about the essentialism of eating various animal penises … Continue reading

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Crematorium Heat Rises as Swimming Pool Warms

Last night, Redditch Borough Council voted in favour of a planning application to re-direct heat from the town’s crematorium to warm a new swimming pool at the Abbey Stadium leisure centre. This is not only a more environmentally-friendly way of dealing … Continue reading

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QED is over

Just a brief post as I am super busy. I kicked off the opening of QED in Manchester at the weekend which was such a blast after a week of intense teaching. It had a really good turnout and I … Continue reading

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QED Promo

This week is a nightmare for teaching but I have the QED conference to look forward to this weekend. Here is the promotional video put together by Dave Fregon, Kylie Sturgess and Mike Hall with music by Milton Mermikides – … Continue reading

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