Unpopular Science

Last week, the UK updated their requirements for all state-funded schools and academies (click “Church of England and Catholic single … Continued

There’s a meme going around social media at the moment, instructing you to go to Google (not Bing. Never Bing.) … Continued

Imagine you are the leader of a powerful country. Let’s call it the Bunited Spates of Flamerica. Your people are … Continued

Look, I blame myself. I took a few weeks off from writing Unpopular Science posts because I was traveling and … Continued

What is the world coming to? It’s almost as if you can’t even trick people into giving you money in … Continued

“Hold on just a second,” you’re thinking to yourself (I am not a psychic but I occasionally play one in … Continued

I had a vivid dream two nights ago, in which I was gathered with dozens of friends in a large … Continued

Via BoingBoing I discovered this intriguing tale (ahem, sorry) of a man with a 37cm “tail” in Banharat, West Bengal. … Continued

As usual, the answer to every headline question is, “probably not,” but I’ll leave this for you to decide. My … Continued

It’s not enough for a whistleblower to reveal that the United States government has been secretly running a vast operation … Continued