Origins of the Royal Society 3

The Royal Society’s motto ‘Nullius in verba’ might roughly translate as ‘take nobody’s word for it’, or ‘on the word of no one’, and yet the Royal Society appears to have become increasingly involved in interfacing science with political policy-making. As a result, the Royal Society seems to be tainted, politicised & increasingly involved in ...

Conspiracy Meme Gold 5

The evolutionary model of cultural information transfer is based on the concept that units of information, or “memes”, have an independent existence, are self-replicating, and are subject to selective evolution through environmental forces. Starting from a proposition put forward in the writings of Richard Dawkins, it has since turned into a new area of study, ...

Another Omni Shambles 4

By Motm But don’t worry those who missed it there will be another two along in a moment! I am of course referring to the very recent police commissar elections, the biggest non-election it seems in history; ill conceived, badly defined, politically manipulated, poorly documented and pushed relentlessly by my local BBC radio. And yet ...

BBC Unbiased = Wrong 3

By Motm Every day we are bombarded by adverts, hoardings, commercial breaks, product placements ,Google and online cookies to buy the latest things or follow the latest diet or medical advice. Add to all this the political propaganda not just from government but local councils and NGO’s etc. ALL telling us they know best and ...

BSOD 6

Giordano Bruno: a Spy in London 1583-85 8

Giordano Bruno [born 1548] was an Italian philosopher, memory specialist & recusant Dominican, who was burned at the stake as a heretic in Rome, in the year 1600. He was born in Nola, in Campania, the son of Giovanni Bruno, a soldier. In 1565 he took the name Giordano on becoming a Dominican friar at ...