RIP Ian Murdock, founder of Debian. Only 42.

Debian Project Founder Ian Murdock: Here’s to You

Got this book for Christmas... How it Works: The Husband 📚

It does bother me sometimes that palaeontologists of the future aren't going to have a foggy clue what cats really looked like.

Skeleton of a cat

Wey hey, it's Panic Saturday! Time to start my Christmas shopping. Or should I wait until Christmas Eve for maximum Dad points?

Mr B K S Iyengar on Google Doodle today :-)

BKS Iyengar’s 97th Birthday

Two years since Helen Maclean died. An inspirational teacher.

Helen Maclean: funeral arrangements

The Two Cultures

Are scientists easy prey for jihadism? — The Guardian

My background is in the humanities, but I've spent >20 years working in STEM. I think it's fair to say, all of the engineers I've worked with (a) recognise that there is no one right way to do things and (b) respect evidence, not authority. (Also they've all been very much aware of the human consequences of their work.) So I find it hard to believe this characterisation of the way science and engineering are taught. Is someone at the British Council perpetuating the Two Cultures? Sad if true.