Ken Perrott • Feb 09, 2013 •
Here’s another cartoon from xkcd about the problem of cancer (via xkcd: Lanes). It certainly makes clear what the reality of cancer and its treatment is. See also: Cancer – an emotional rollercoaster) Click image twice to enlarge. Thanks to Cameron … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Dec 06, 2012 •
This xkcd cartoon will probably strike a chord for many readers here. via xkcd: Two Years. Read More
Eric Crampton • Oct 30, 2012 •
Public Choice has to get in touch with Randall Munroe right now. They need to get a licence to reproduce this as a centrefold in the next available issue. DW-Nominate tracks Congressional ideology [and here] back to the start. What a beautiful... Read More
Ken Perrott • Mar 28, 2011 •
Here’s a cartoon aimed at demolishing the claim that science destroys the wonder and mystery of things. via xkcd: Beauty. Thanks to Prof. Abel Méndez (@ProfAbelMendez). How many times have I found the person in the street is more often … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Oct 22, 2010 •
This xkcd cartoon is so true (Thanks to xkcd: The Economic Argument). 1: There is a special relationship between scientific knowledge and the real world. Scientific ideas are based on evidence from reality, they get tested and validated against reality. … Continue reading → … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Sep 16, 2010 •
Stunning timing! xkcd’s newest strip is on the subject of physicists. Why am I wittering about timing? Well, given that I’ve just written a post about physicists explaining what’s going on, it’s pretty awesome synchronicity. Oh yes, and we do laughing at them a little, as well 🙂 … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Jun 21, 2010 •
Courtesy of cartoonist, xkcd: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="349" caption="(Source: xkcd.com)"][/caption] I love how this subtlety drops in a call for anecdotal opinion (rather than evidence). Read Jonathon Holmes’s recent article on that journalism should offer more than ’he said, she said’ in the context of the cartoon (or vice versa). Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Jun 01, 2010 •
I spend a great deal of my time every day reading things. Not only is it my job, but it might well be a compulsive habit anyway. And I often want to share these things. For this purpose, I have begun using Twitter frequently, but sometimes it’s nice to share interesting and amusing findings using other … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Feb 03, 2010 •
Presents for your visual systems today… And we’ll be presenting two different people who’re merging science and visuals in new, and quite effective, ways. xkcd: Fourier I know I have a previous post somewhere (probably on my old blog) about engineering photos as well, but I thought I’d start afresh. Read More