In the wake of the release of a new film and book about the 1950 theft and subsequent recovery of the Stone of Destiny, Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, has claimed that that particular Stone is a fake and that the original has been lost for 700 years.
The Stone, on which Scotland’s kings were traditionally [...]
Entries from June 2008
First Minister Claims Stone Of Destiny Fake
June 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Anthropology and Archaeology, English, Literature and Languages, History and Geneaology, Scottish History
Tags: Alex Salmond·Destiny·First Minister·Independence·Scone·Scotland·Stone
Scientists Test to See if the World is Real
June 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Learning Resources, Philosophy, Science And Nature
The fundamental science of quantum mechanics casts doubt on whether the world is real or just the way we see it. Scientists at the Institut für Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation (IQOQI) in Vienna have been trying to test whether this prediction of the theory is actually true, or just a consequence of the quantum model. Their [...]
Tags: reality
In Search of the Favourite Chord
June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Music, Science And Nature, The Arts
Musicologists are using the Internet to find Britain’s favourite chord. This will be used to create a new musical composition. Tested on small groups of people at the Royal Northern College of Music, Trinity College of Music and the University of Keele, the Musiclab may enhance our listening and performing skills.
You can take part in [...]
Tags: listening·Music·musiclab·performing