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• Scouting the Night Skies

  Recently, I celebrated my 41st birthday. A friend who knew that I have been toying with amateur astronomy, very generously gave me a Celestron SkyScout. The SkyScout is an incredible little device. Containing a GPS, the hand held unit will find some 6,...

• Huxley and Wilberforce

  In 1860 Bishop Samuel Wilberforce (not to be confused with abolitionist William Wilberforce) squared off in debate with Thomas Huxley, "Darwin's Bulldog," at the University of Oxford's Natural History Museum. The now famous debate has been the subject ...

• Les Miserables

  A couple of weeks ago it was my pleasure to see the musical Les Miserables in London. I have now seen it no less than five times. My colleague, Seth, wanted to see it and ...