Well, it’s that time of year again, and it looks to me like those guys at Google have surpassed themselves…
made me laugh even more than Guinness’ inverted pint…
 
 
Oh, if only it were true! 
If it stays up, the details can be found here.

So, much in the news this last weekend about Catholic bishops criticising the forthcoming embryology bill… The issue? Mainly that of making human-animal ‘hybrids’; scientists say its good progress, and will help develop useful new treatments; the bishops didn’t like it, one going so far as to call it ‘Frankensteinish’. 
Since then, there has been much [...]

Anyone from across the pond will be fully familiar with the idea of a pledge of allegiance, an oath of agreement and support with the values of a country. In the States schoolchildren pledge allegiance ‘to the flag of the United States…’ Well, Lord Goldsmith, former UK attorney general and Tony Blair’s right hand man [...]

OK, these aren’t really that serious, but I thought I’d have a go… 10 predictions for things that might just happen in 2008. Some are more plausible than others; none of them should be used to elevate me to a position of sage or futurologist (unless they all come true!)

The American presidential election race will [...]

So after tons and tons of speculation, media hype, and plenty of comment from ministers, it looked by Friday morning that we were certain to have an election in the next month…
…and then Gordon saw the polls.
The press are having a field-day, which they quite deserve. It hasn’t been the political writers driving the speculation [...]

Fifty years ago today the world changed. Sputnik 1 was the first man-made object to circle the earth. The 4th October 1957 saw the birth of the space race, a change in political dynamic across the world, and a whole new generation of engineers beginning to dream. It was the beginning of a 15 year [...]

Ben Witherington III and Greg Boyd comment on a US Senator’s attempt to sue God.
By far the best analysis though, comes from the Dilbert blog…
Enjoy.
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This story has saddened me, and is beginning to wind me up.
Learco Chindamo is a young man who, over 12 years ago (at the age of only 15!) made a stupid, stupid mistake to be part of a gang. That gang membership led to a fight outside a school where a brave teacher tried to [...]

Ok, I am seriously confused about this one…
The BBC reports this morning that some (obviously very bored) computer scientists have used their supercomputer to work towards an ultimate solution of the fabled Rubik’s Cube. Its something to do with finding the minimum number of moves needed to solve the puzzle.

Now, aside from questions as to [...]