Firstly, my apologies to anyone who tried to use this site in the last couple of weeks and found it difficult to navigate. An automatic update left me with no buttons on the front page, no menu, no header and various other problems. Since I’ve been a bit busy and haven’t looked at the site, […]
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I really detest CAPTCHAs. In case you don’t know, CAPTCHAs are those annoying little questions that you get asked online, in which you get shown two totally illegible words and have to work out what on Earth they say and type in the answer. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve found myself […] I really detest CAPTCHAs. In case you don’t know, CAPTCHAs are those annoying little questions that you get asked online, in which you get shown two totally illegible words and have to work out what on Earth they say and type in the answer. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve found myself […] Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. attributed to Seneca (via Lifehacker) How true. I’d like to wish the best of luck to everyone who is taking GCSE Mathematics exams this week. Regret for wasted time is more wasted time. Mason Cooley (via Lifehacker) The new school year is about to start – welcome back! I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable summer holiday and that you were able to spend the time doing things that you enjoy and value. Are […] Ever wondered how scientists can measure the distances between stars? Here’s a nice video from Royal Observatory Greenwich explaining how it’s done: Measuring the Universe from Royal Observatory Greenwich on Vimeo. Do you like puzzles? You might like to try the MoreThanMaths.com Easter Egg Hunt. ‘Hidden’ on this website are a dozen pictures of Easter eggs like this one. When you find an egg picture, click on it to reveal a puzzle or a problem to solve. How many eggs can you find? How many […] Well done to DHFS students in Y9, Y10 and Y11 on an impressive set of GCSE results. Well done! I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer break. Photo: Party Popper by sgetliffe on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons Licence. […] Is the world’s oldest protractor sitting in a museum in Turin? Physicist Amelia Sparavigna thinks she has solved the mystery of a wooden box that was found over 100 years ago in the tomb of an architect from ancient Egypt, but is her theory correct? New Scientist has a nice article with a […] You may be reading this and thinking ‘What new look?’, but if you are accessing the site using a handheld device such as an iPod Touch or an Android phone, you should be seeing something very different. I’ve added a new plugin that displays a different version of the site to mobile devices. If you […] |
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