OK, OK it's possible there are more than 13 things that don't make sense to you and me, says Michael Brooks.
But for scientists who believe that there is a rational explanation for pretty much everything, it's more than a little embarrasing to have to own up to this list. Of course science is really just a
collection of theories with some experimental data to back the ideas up
so it should come as no great surprise to that there are 13 things that
don't have a very good explanation. It would be 13, wouldn't it?
Cutting-edge thought is being fostered in the unlikely setting of a medieval Italian village, writes Phil Becque.
The Pari Center for New Learning fosters an interdisciplinary approach linking science, the arts, ethics and spirituality. Based in the medieval village of Pari, located some 25 km south of Siena in Tuscany, the Center is dedicated to the principle of 'the spirit of place'.
In a world where gang violence, rape, and war are commonplace, where children think it’s the norm to fight against races different from their own, and where prisons are filled to capacity, people clamouring for peace are looking for answers to stop the violence.
To have faith in dialogue is to believe in the promise of humanity, argues Daisaku Ikeda
SHOPPING TROLLEY
We met at Uni. I knew she flirted with other guys but I turned a blind eye. Juliet was really attractive, you see.
Claridge’s recently opened Water Bar has been much in the news recently for it’s wide variety of pricey 'mineral' waters sourced from as far afield as the icebergs of Newfoundland, the volcanoes of New Zealand and the virgin streams of Hawaii, writes Julia Stephenson.
These waters are more expensive than good wine. One variety - 420 Volcanic, sourced through 200m of rock - costs £21 for 42cl, which works out at £50 a litre. Who will buy this stuff? Has the world gone mad?