The Icing on the Cake

There are some things that I don't understand in the often acrimonious debate that takes place around the subject of evolution. And I am not talking about geology or genetics. The lines between scientific fact, the subjective interpretation of objective data and deeply held personal convictions sometimes appear a little too blurred for respectful debate. …

Hide and seek

Stephen Hawking has just lost a bet. Nothing to do with Pascal's wager this time (see Dawkins, Williams and Pascal's Wager for that one). Nor is eternal destiny at stake – it is a mere $100 that has changed hands. The Nobel physicist Stephen Hawking losing a wager might not be so unusual if he …