Archive for 2005

How ageist is Britain?

Saturday, September 10th, 2005

“One key point is that a half of all people under the age of 24 have no friends over 70, and vice versa” – survey on ageism

Spokes in the rings

Friday, September 9th, 2005

General information on Saturn’s ring system
BBC News article on the spokes – gravitational effect of a moon

The Cassini probe has allowed astronomers to infer something about the dynamics and structure of the particles that make up Saturn’s rings, and solve a puzzle about the ‘spokes’ seen moving around the rings on a previous flyby.

The ring [...]

Zotob virus written for cash

Thursday, September 8th, 2005

New virus exploiting a vulnerability in Windows was commissioned for cash – dial M for Murder arrives in cyberspace

Born abroad

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

Most people born abroad live in the South of England – especially London. New statistical analysis decouples immigration from ethnicity.

Martin Fuchs photo blog

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

Nice stuff from Magnum nominee