Some Historical Myths Debunked

Jul 27, 2012 by

Some Historical Myths Debunked

Every nation has its favourite tales from the past, but how accurate are they? A lot of what we ‘know’ to be historically true can sometimes turn out to be no more than a perpetuated historical myth. We look at a few here.

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The Olympic Games

Jul 20, 2012 by

The Olympic Games

The origin of the ancient and modern Olympic Games.

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Can Machines think – CAP...

Jul 17, 2012 by

Can Machines think – CAPTCHA and the Turing test

Can machines think ? Computer genius Alan Turing tried to answer this philosophical question by devising the Turing test. You might be surprised to find that you take part in this regularly with CAPTCHAs

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Even More Spike Milligan Side ...

Jul 13, 2012 by

Even More Spike Milligan Side Splitters

Some random jokes, poems and quips from the master of quirky and surreal himself … Mr Spike Milligan …

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Guernsey Gâche

Jul 6, 2012 by

Guernsey Gâche

Guernsey Gâche (pronounced Gosh) is one of Guernsey’s definitive delicacies

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Forks

Jul 3, 2012 by

Forks

A fork is a common every day object to all of us. Bit this wasn’t always so and their use and introduction is surprisingly recent.

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