They seek him here, they seek him there…
One of the benefits of working where I do, I have access to some really interesting sources of research. And one of those is physicist Professor Peter Higgs, author of a number of papers on symmetry, gauge fields and massless particles in the 1960s where he first [...]

The latest edition — and, coincidentally, the first of the new-look Humanist Society of Scotland magazine, Humanitie — has an excellent essay on sexual morality written by student Eimear O’Casey, who jointly won a student essay competition run by the society with this essay.
Unfortunately I can’t find the essay online, but if you’re already a [...]

Thanks to Black Sun for alerting me to this example of wingnuttery on my doorstep.
From the AP (via MSNBC):
EDINBURGH, Scotland - Donovan, famous for ’60s pop hits such as “Hurdy Gurdy Man” and “Mellow Yellow,” has announced plans to open the Invincible Donovan University, where students will adhere to the principles of transcendental meditation [TM].
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Donovan [...]

Just a reminder that there’s a Brights’ meetup in Edinburgh at Doctors Bar tomorrow (Tuesday 28th at 7.30pm).
This will be my first time meeting other Brights, and I’m not sure what to expect. I’ll report back when I learn more.
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