Robert Recorde is as famous for being a Welshman who actually invented something useful, as he is for his invention. His greatest gift appears to have been the equals sign: …to avoid the tedious repetition of these words: “is equal to”, I will set (as I do often in work use) a pair of...
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I don’t want to be purposefully controversial, but I find it incredible (though totally believable) how sexism must still be rife in science and research. We’re still asking what – these days – are very basic questions about female physiology. Why? Because men still rule in science. “The dispute raises an intriguing question. In...
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According to Wikipedia, Prediction Markets are “speculative markets created for the purpose of making predictions. Assets are created whose final cash value is tied to a particular event (e.g. will the next US president be a Republican) or parameter (e.g. total sales next quarter). The current market prices can then be interpreted as predictions of...
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Link: The Mechanical Turk The True Story of the 18th Century Chess-Playing Machine (‘Automata’) that Fooled the World.
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Link: Neave Strobe …like dropping acid, but not Stare at the animation for 20 seconds, then look away – the world will seem to throb. I like these – even trivial – things that connect the web to the real world.
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