Wilkins in UK 11 Apr 2010 Just a general alert for civilisation and sanity: I will be in the UK briefly in late May, and wandering around the south of England for a few days. Anyone who may want to guard their country against colonial incursion should drop me a note and we can coordinate. I spend four days in Oxford first, so the threat is relatively contained. Administrative
Administrative Sorry for the absence 11 Sep 2010 I’m preparing my semester’s teaching. It starts Monday so I may be a little quiet for a while. Contribute to a discussion or write a HPS piece for Whewell’s Ghost. Read More
Administrative Changing commenting system 3 May 2011 I am trialling the Disqus commenting system, since it means you do not have to enter your details every time if you are registered. Some have told me they cannot see the old comments. If you are having trouble, let me know. Read More
Google Earth gives a road route of 193 miles (whatever they may be! I thought Britain had gone metric!) between oh so bracing Cromer on the north Norfolk coast and the spires of Oxford. BTW Bob, Clacton-on.Sea is even more bracing!
Any chance of you popping in to see Richard Dawkins so you can put him straight about agnosticism? If you’re in London and fancy Turkish food there’s a great kebab place called Efes Restaurant in Great Titchfield Street. The nearest Tube station is Oxford Circus. Which, as we all know, is on the way to Mornington Crescent.