DallasMay writes “This article describes an experiment that demonstrates that people don’t put as much weight on facts as they do their own belief about how the world is supposed to work. From the article: ‘In one experiment, Braman queried subjects about something unfamiliar to them: nanotechnology — new research into tiny, molecule-sized objects that could lead to novel products. “These two groups start to polarize as soon as you start to (more…)

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie defends his £1m-plus salary as he vows to take a pay cut.

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The intriguing remark was made by Lord Martin Rees, one of the world’s leading cosmologist and astrophysicist. Rees, who last month hosted the National Science Academy’s first conference on the possibility of alien life, said he believes the existence of extra terrestrial life may be beyond human understanding.

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Canada has raised the white flag in the face of a U.S. juggernaut, conceding that it won’t achieve its bold ambition of finishing atop the medals table at the Vancouver Olympics.

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