Excellent run by the Thames
The weather has been so nice that I could not resist going for a run by the river. Perhaps the first of the season…
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The Legendary Journey – British & Irish Lions tour
It’s 125 years since The British & Irish Lions first set sail to Australia. To celebrate the Lions’ anniversary and 2013 Tour to Hong Kong and Australia, HSBC re-imagines tales of the Lions past, present… Read More »The Legendary Journey – British & Irish Lions tour
“Death Ray” in Las Vegas – or the Hottest Spot in Las Vegas Strip
I first heard this in a talk by Miguel Alonso in the School on Modern Optics at INAOE earlier on in May. I still think it is hilarious… seriously hilarious… It turns out that in… Read More »“Death Ray” in Las Vegas – or the Hottest Spot in Las Vegas Strip
Now Reading: The Nose
Now reading ‘The Nose’ by Nikolai Gogol.
Excellent day for Rugby at Twickenham
I am glad they got the weather forecast wrong for this bank holiday weekend. Enjoying a bit of sunshine, a beer and some rugby with England v Barbarians.
Twin Primes and the Ternary Goldbach Conjecture
Just like buses… exactly just like buses… you wait for one and two come all at once. That is exactly what I thought when I heard about the two results in number theory that… Read More »Twin Primes and the Ternary Goldbach Conjecture
Yuletide Disquisitions?? Come on!
I twitted earlier this week an Open Letter to the Royal Institution by Ian Gent in response to the bizarre and quite frankly ludicrous decision by the RI to trademark the term “Christmas Lectures”. I agree… Read More »Yuletide Disquisitions?? Come on!