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ARTICLES
22 articles by this user (5.0% of 464 articles)

Science: A History

added 2003 november 11
Book Reviews

"Want to learn about all of science, and the people involved? Do you also want to stay awake during the experience? Before Science: A History, it wasn't possible."

a big pile of poo

added 2002 april 04
Afterlife | 23 comments

"Just being silly"

The Second Angel by Philip Kerr

added 2002 march 15
Book Reviews | 1 comment

"* out of *****"

Evolution of mitochondria

added 2001 april 07
Biology

"The question of course, is how and why would mitochondria be evolving?"

How Rich chipped his tooth

added 2001 june 30
Listees

"A tale of treachery, ultra-violence and CNVS"

Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear

added 2001 june 26
Book Reviews

"Pretty good SF biological thriller"

Hyperspace by Michio Kaku

added 2001 june 26
Book Reviews

"Enjoyable non-fiction"

His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman

added 2001 june 26
Book Reviews

"A true classic - darker and more complex than Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter"

The Peace War by Vernor Vinge

added 2001 june 26
Book Reviews

"Early Vinge - and it shows"

Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge

added 2001 june 26
Book Reviews

"Better than The Peace War, worse than Deepness in the Sky"

Galloway & Porter

added 2001 june 23
Book Reviews

"A wonderful seconds bookshop in Cambridge (30 Sidney Street)"

A spacesuit for Mars

added 2001 june 23
Outer Space | 1 comment

"Not as easy as you think"

How to get into Cambridge University

added 2001 june 22
Listees

"You just gotta have the stones"

How the Mars Society persuaded Steve Kirsch to cough up $100,000

added 2001 june 22
Outer Space

"It's all about knowing the right people..."

Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds

added 2001 june 22
Book Reviews

"*1/2 out of *****"

Trigger, by Arthur C Clarke and Michael Kube-McDowell

added 2001 june 22
Book Reviews

"*1/2 out of *****"

Unbreakable

added 2001 june 22
Movie Reviews

"***1/2 out of *****"

The Outer Limits

added 2001 june 22
Television

"Nowhere near depressing enough"

The Martians by Kim Stanley Robinson

added 2001 june 22
Book Reviews

"A good collection of short stories - if you enjoyed the Mars Trilogy, you'll love this book"

Women have all the brains (sort of)

added 2001 june 22
Biology

"How a difference is neocortex volume genes gives insight into a war between the chromosomes"

What to do if someone drinks antifreeze

added 2001 june 22
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"It's all to do with the enzymes, see..."

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added 2001 june 22
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