Yearly Archives: 2019

Amazing number III

Posted on 13 October 2019 by pws

Our brains are pretty clever things. They take a whole load of stuff from a variety of sources and try to make sense of it all. But brains do like simple things. They look for patterns. They love easy numbers. … Continue reading →

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Sad news

Posted on 13 October 2019 by pws

Sad news: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50035065 The original series on radio of Douglas Adams’ scifi series was truly memorable. Its value has been diluted since.

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Leonov

Posted on 12 October 2019 by pws

The death was announced of Alexy Leonov. Or Alexei. Any regular readers will know how much I enjoyed all the space stuff this summer, celebrating Apollo 11. We remember some of the old school astronauts and cosmonauts: John Glenn, Neil … Continue reading →

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