I'm an invited speaker at the international conference on "Architecture as Cosmology: Bishop Robert Grosseteste and Lincoln Cathedral" http://bit.ly/teLMv5
Grosseteste was a founder of what we now term the scientific method, and he wrote an important manuscript on cosmology (metaphysics) title De Luce (On Light)
My contribution is a paper on the relationship between geometry and cosmology, from antiquity to the present day. Awesome!
This talk is an activity of Total Astronomy Ltd http://ping.fm/fciAF
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Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Monday, 2 January 2012
I have another academic book in press (Springer) edited autobiography of Tommy Gold FRS founder of Steady State theory http://bit.ly/txoXVX
Thomas Gold FRS a founder of Steady State Cosmology - autobiography in press
My most interesting academic project these past two years has been editing an autobiographical memoir of the late Thomas Gold FRS. The resulting book is now in press with Springer, and you can learn more about it here http://bit.ly/txoXVX
Publication will mean that scholars and historians of astronomy at last have full (auto)biographies of the three proponents of the Big Bang theory (1948-1964).
Thomas Gold (1920-2004) had a curious mind that liked to solve problems. He was one of the most remarkable astrophysicists in the second half of the twentieth century, and he attracted controversy throughout his career. Based on a full-length autobiography left behind by Thomas Gold, this book was edited by the astrophysicist and historian of science, Simon Mitton (University of Cambridge).
The book is a retrospective on Gold’s remarkable life. He fled from Vienna in 1933, eventually settling in England and completing an engineering degree at Trinity College in Cambridge. During the war, he worked on naval radar research alongside Fred Hoyle and Hermann Bondi – which, in an unlikely chain of events, eventually led to his working with them on steady-state cosmology. In 1968, shortly after their discovery, he provided the explanation of pulsars as rotating neutron stars.
This autobiography is a project of Total Astronomy Ltd http://bit.ly/TOTast
Please leave a comment if you have personal recollections of Tommy Gold
Publication will mean that scholars and historians of astronomy at last have full (auto)biographies of the three proponents of the Big Bang theory (1948-1964).
Thomas Gold (1920-2004) had a curious mind that liked to solve problems. He was one of the most remarkable astrophysicists in the second half of the twentieth century, and he attracted controversy throughout his career. Based on a full-length autobiography left behind by Thomas Gold, this book was edited by the astrophysicist and historian of science, Simon Mitton (University of Cambridge).
The book is a retrospective on Gold’s remarkable life. He fled from Vienna in 1933, eventually settling in England and completing an engineering degree at Trinity College in Cambridge. During the war, he worked on naval radar research alongside Fred Hoyle and Hermann Bondi – which, in an unlikely chain of events, eventually led to his working with them on steady-state cosmology. In 1968, shortly after their discovery, he provided the explanation of pulsars as rotating neutron stars.
This autobiography is a project of Total Astronomy Ltd http://bit.ly/TOTast
Please leave a comment if you have personal recollections of Tommy Gold
Sunday, 1 January 2012
Thursday, 23 June 2011
How to slow male adult hair loss
I guess you found this blog by a Google search. I'm going to tell you something that worked for me, and I'm not going to ask you to buy anything.
I have essentially the same head of hair that I had 30 years ago, when I went to an upmarket hair stylist because my scalp was itchy and the hair was falling out at an alarming rate. I had a maternal grandfather who was bald, but apart from him I did not think I have baldness in my genes.
Anyway, here's what the hairdresser told me 30 years ago (and now I am telling you, for free)
• Stop using anti-dandruff shampoo or general purpose shower gel. For a few months use products that are intended for babies and infants, then switch to a good quality shampoo for normal hair. You must stop using anti-dandruff shampoo which is too harsh for your scalp and hair.
• Always use a good quality conditioner
• Wash hair only twice a week until the situation is stable
• Do not vigorously towel dry. Pat dry with a fresh towel, then let the hair dry naturally
• Do not use a heated hair drier - risk of too much heat irritating the scalp
• Do not use a comb. Instead learn to use a soft brush to achieve a neat look
All of this worked for me. I have followed the advice for 30 years
Please leave a short comment if you have found this advice interesting / useful / stupid
My business website is http://www.totalastronomy.com
You won't find any health advice there but there's plenty of stuff on our astronomy books and lectures
I have essentially the same head of hair that I had 30 years ago, when I went to an upmarket hair stylist because my scalp was itchy and the hair was falling out at an alarming rate. I had a maternal grandfather who was bald, but apart from him I did not think I have baldness in my genes.
Anyway, here's what the hairdresser told me 30 years ago (and now I am telling you, for free)
• Stop using anti-dandruff shampoo or general purpose shower gel. For a few months use products that are intended for babies and infants, then switch to a good quality shampoo for normal hair. You must stop using anti-dandruff shampoo which is too harsh for your scalp and hair.
• Always use a good quality conditioner
• Wash hair only twice a week until the situation is stable
• Do not vigorously towel dry. Pat dry with a fresh towel, then let the hair dry naturally
• Do not use a heated hair drier - risk of too much heat irritating the scalp
• Do not use a comb. Instead learn to use a soft brush to achieve a neat look
All of this worked for me. I have followed the advice for 30 years
Please leave a short comment if you have found this advice interesting / useful / stupid
My business website is http://www.totalastronomy.com
You won't find any health advice there but there's plenty of stuff on our astronomy books and lectures
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