Kellogg’s response
A letter in today’s paper responds to my column last Saturday: Madam, – I write in response to Shane Hegarty’s feature “Pop goes the healthy ad slogan” ( Weekend Review, October 13th), which refers to...
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Alan Weisman’s book The World Without Us is a surprise bestseller in the States, with the public attracted to a book that begins at the end – the world after human extinction. The book’s website has...
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Moon to Earth: “You’re blocking my view”
Beautiful video as sent back by an orbiting Japanese probe. It’s in cutting edge HDTV, of course, because it’s Japanese – although my mate’s dad was in Hong Kong last week and bought a couple of...
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The questions that Slate’s ‘Explainer’ didn’t answer this year. Shock news: some, but not all, people Google themselves, and other people The Onion cuts to the chase on the whole Harry Potter nonsense....
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1. The latest Dublin Review of Books is online. 2. Curry Chips is back. But the Dolores O’Riordan fans are not amused. 3. Pat Falvey, Clare O’Leary, Jonathon Bradshaw and Shaun Menzies are within days...
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- If there can be a Math Rock then there can be Grammar Rock. Here’s Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend. - Cloverfield is out in the States, and critics say it’s brilliant/rubbish. - Complaints about the...
View ArticleThe other Ted-fest
My train journeys have been made more bearable this week by bringing along some of the lectures available on Ted.com. There’s nothing like having your mind expanded, even while you’re being crushed...
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From Astronomy Ireland: POP STAR SEARCHES FOR DARK MATTER AND MINI BLACK HOLES Dr. Brian Cox, formerly of pop sensations Dare and D:Ream is presenting this month’s Astronomy Ireland public lecture....
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Kristine Lowe asks do journalists make good bloggers? Una on Hot Press: Giving a Voice to Idiots. Ouch, ouch and treble ouch. Jazz Biscuit. Guaranteed to be good. The paper’s science page has a piece...
View ArticleSome weekend reading and listening
Have a good weekend, everyone. What would the universe look like in time ran backwards, asks Scientific American. Slate.com on the perils of running for US President if you have an unusual name. While...
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