science

New European mathematics institute?

 It seems like a new pan-European science institute is being argued for in a report by the European Science Foundation....

Read: "Quantum Theory" -- A dummy's guide to a difficult topic

This book describes the basic aspects of quantum theory, and tries to convey a feeling for what this topic is. It keeps away from the more mathematical models and theories that define the scientific discipline, and focusses on the unintuitive aspects of this strange physics....

Science or no science. That is the question

We should be reminded of some lessons from the parapsychological debate in the second half of last century. Remember Uri Geller? This was when parapsychology became a media circus, and we got those magical media stars....

communication as the heart of science

a take on the relation between science and the communication channels facilitated by new web technologies in science 2.0 -- is open access science the future?.