Each year, the Royal Institution do a set of Christmas lectures: these are presented to a live audience, then broadcast on TV later. They're aimed at children, but I've found some of them quite interesting as an adult, and I've felt a bit jealous of some of the bored kids who are squandering the opportunity to be there in person ( Read more... )

Well, it's been quite a busy week since my last post (aside from my normal commitments), so here's a quick round-up before bedtime.

On Tuesday I went up to Rugby (the city) for a training day on leadership techniques. This was run by Straight Talking, and it was a freebie taster day, so we (people from various organisations) were able to try out a ( Read more... )