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The death has been announced of James Randi, age 92. Randi had an act that was escapology with some magic, much like a Canadian Houdini. He was a regular with Alice Cooper’s stage show, beheading Cooper each night. He was … Continue reading →

There has been a lot on the news about the government ‘losing’ tens of thousands of recrds relating to virus cases due to lack of Excel knowledge (the kind of mistakes my pupils would not make). Matt Parker explains more:

When the lockdown began in March, it was something of an unknown quantity. We thought it might last weeks or months, and many businesses closed for the duration. When the lockdown eased, it was clear that some businesses had gone … Continue reading →