"We expect order in our lives and if we are unlucky we will achieve this, but at what cost?"   Entropy, all is entrop...

  The randomness of life? I learned today that an ex-colleague has had a stroke. I was taken aback as she was the last person I woul...

Every morning when I arrive at work I check my emails over a strong cup of coffee. I've usually accumulated about twenty. Most are...

It often transcends species Ever wondered whether there is someone 'out there' who looks like you? Or are you totally unique, ...

Mr Loony in a rare moment of clarity Shock news from the sprawling but pert town of Tipton . Mr Swiveleyed Loony, a keen amateur astro...

 The fury of the Teutons   In modern popular conception the Roman army is viewed as an invincible war machine bestriding the known...

The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent   It is hard to think that we are not the centre of the universe. Fo...