An intersection of my obsessions: @andrewhickey.500songs.com’s “500 Songs” episode on “Hey Jude” opens with a discussion of how we (our brains/minds) build and refine models of the world that could have come straight from my book The Random Universe.
Month: June 2026
Five-star review by Brian Clegg of The Random Universe:
Probably the best book I’ve ever read on what the scientific method really is, how scientists build models, how they deal with randomness, uncertainty and the pitfalls of induction. Engaging stuff.
There are still tickets available to hear me answer the question “Is Everything We Know About The Big Bang Wrong?” and talk about The Random Universe tomorrow, Tuesday, 16 June at The Blues Kitchen in Brixton (London). The late show is sold out, but you can still get in for some early Pints of Knowledge at 5:45.
Newest PhD student giving his first science talk to our group… (They are all much better at this stuff than we were at the same stage in our careers!)
Shocked but not surprised.
Trump Keeps Immunity from I.R.S., a Victory in a Long-Running Feud
Of course he doesn’t really care about the $1.8bn slush fund — that’s about helping other people (albeit maga criminals). Let’s see about the IRS deal.