Markwadsworth

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4337 )

• They Would Say That, Wouldn't They?

  Item 1, from Business Insider: WeWork's CEO said your desire to go to an office depends on how "engaged" you are at work. Sandeep Mathrani, who stepped in as CE... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2021 DEBATE

• Place Your Bets Now.

  

  From the BBC: The UK has benefited from both fast [vaccine] rollout and good uptake. Currently, a third of the adult population is fully vaccinated, with anothe... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2021 DEBATE

• You Can See Why People Assume London is Full of Pretentious Wankers.

  From the Evening Standard: [Re-elected London Mayor Sadiq Khan] vowed to “work day and night” to deliver “safer streets” saying: “On crime – we’ll continue to b... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2021 DEBATE

• "US Backs Waiver on Vaccine Patents to Boost Supply"

  From the BBC: The US has thrown its support behind a move at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to temporarily lift patent protections for coronavirus vaccines. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2021 DEBATE

• Hey Prof! Where Can I Buy This "cheap, Strong Alcohol"?

  From the BBC: Alcohol killed more people in 2020 in England and Wales than in any of the previous 20 years, official data shows. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2021 DEBATE

• AGW Theory is Based on Two Blatant 'diagonal Comparisons' (Part 2)

  In Part 1 I showed how they use a sneaky 'diagonal comparison' (i.e. they don't compare like-with-like) to create the illusion that Earth is warmer than it... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2021 DEBATE

• AGW Theory is Based on Two Blatant 'diagonal Comparisons' (Part 1)

  

  The theory goes as follows: 1. Earth is 33 degrees warmer than it should be based in incoming solar radiation alone; 2. This is due to 'greenhouse gases' and... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2021 DEBATE

• Seems Fair Enough to Me.

  From the BBC: Australian citizens returning home from India could face up to five years in jail and fines after the government made the journey temporarily... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2021 DEBATE

• How to Estimate Pressure and Temperature Using Density as a Starting Point

  

  As a fun maths challenge, I decided to apply the principles outlined in Acceleration ≈ gravity and see whether I could get sensible results by applying... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2021 DEBATE

• How Much Moisture Does Wood Lose When It Dries Out?

  We once had a client who ran a facility for drying wood (to make wood chips for incinerators). I asked him how much lighter wood was after you'd let it dry out... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2021 DEBATE

• Oh, the Irony...

  From The Metro: John Lydon has slammed Danny Boyle’s upcoming Sex Pistols biopic as ‘the most disrespectful s***’ he’s ever seen. Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2021 DEBATE

• Acceleration ≈ Gravity

  

  The effects of acceleration and gravity aren't exactly the same of course, but we can generate 'artificial gravity' by spinning things round, like swinging a... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2021 DEBATE

• Gassing off

  This is just one of many articles about the government's "ambitious" target to phase out new gas boilers by the mid 2030s. All the articles I've read take the... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2021 DEBATE

• CO2 and the Effective Emitting Altitude (2)

  The 'top of atmosphere' theory of global warming is based on two actual facts: a) The gravito-thermal effect exists (as adjusted for latent heat of... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2021 DEBATE

• "How Does the Risk of Serious Side-effects from the AstraZenecca Vaccine...

  

  Good infographic from the BBC. For a 25-year old, reducing a 23-in-a-million risk to a 11-in-a-million risk doesn't seem worth the hassle and giving that... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2021 DEBATE

• More Vaccine Fun.

  From the BBC: Hungary has already bought and distributed considerable quantities of Sputnik V. France and Germany, among many others, are at least prepared to... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2021 DEBATE

• M&S Are Being a Bit Pathetic, If You Ask Me.

  From the BBC: Marks Spencer has begun legal action against Aldi, arguing the supermarket's Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake infringes its Colin the Caterpillar... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2021 DEBATE

• Climatologists Are Flat Earthers

  

  Agreed facts: 1. If Earth had no atmosphere, then the average surface temperature would be about 255K (actually it would be higher because no atmosphere = no... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2021 DEBATE

• Calculating the Marginal Corporation Tax Rate in Your Head Using 'rectangles'

  

  From the BBC: Mr Sunak... said a new small profits rate would maintain the 19% rate for firms with profits of £50,000 or less, meaning that about 70% of... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2021 DEBATE

• Seems Plausible

  

  The BBC's headline is: Covid: UK vaccine rollout 'breaking link' between infections and death. Seems plausible to me. I took the stat's on new daily cases and... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2021 DEBATE