Category Archives: Rambling

Brilliant Blunders: the mistakes made by some of history’s greatest scientists

Posted on 01/06/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Whether it is cricket or physics, imagined scenarios can expand the limits of our understanding

Posted on 29/05/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Weasels in the Large Hadron Collider, and self-throwing dead cats

Posted on 01/05/2016 by Jon Butterworth

Scientists deployed a new political technology twice this week, to spectacular effect On Thursday I was on BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science, discussing with Adam Rutherford some excitement around the new data from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. Under his newly-invented ‘Cloak … Continue reading →

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My Toy Story: Die-Cast Cars (Matchbox, 1953 – Present)

Posted on 17/04/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At TallManWithGlasses. I’m no petrol-head. I cycle to work in London, and although I do drive sometimes, I have never owned a real car. But when I was just a few years old, I used to know the name and … Continue reading →

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