by Len Fisher | 3 Feb 2017 | Mini Stories from Science
(Feb 3, 2017) I temporarily removed this early post because it seemed to be attracting spambots. Now re-posting. Enjoy! I am often asked the question “Is there a scientific method?” If the question means “Is there just one method that all scientists accept and use by... 
by Len Fisher | 1 Feb 2017 | Game Theory & You: Media and Writing, Mini Stories from Science, Planning for Life's Crises: Media and Writing
The world is rapidly going down the road of competition rather than cooperation. In doing so, as I have shown in previous posts and in my book Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life, its citizens face the deadly dilemmas exposed by game theory – in... 
by Len Fisher | 31 Jan 2017 | Game Theory & You: Media and Writing, Mini Stories from Science, Planning for Life's Crises: Media and Writing
I avoid political commentary on this website , but in the current climate (31st January, 2017) I believe that it is very important for as many of us as possible to look dispassionately at what is happening and try to understand what is going on below the surface... 
by Len Fisher | 30 Jan 2017 | Food & Gastronomy: Media and Writing, Mini Stories from Science
The Chinese New Year, which began this year on January 28th, is a big deal in Sydney, which has a large and vibrant Chinese community, some of whose families go back to the gold rush days of the 1850s. As part of the celebrations, the Art Gallery of New South Wales... 
by Len Fisher | 11 Jan 2017 | Game Theory & You: Media and Writing, Mini Stories from Science, News
Submitted to Washington Post just before Christmas 2016. Nearly made it, but eventually missed out, The message for science is sadly stark. The U.S. should learn from Russian history “Are you now, or have you ever been, a climate scientist?” Donald Trump’s recent... 
by Len Fisher | 27 Oct 2016 | IgNobel Prize, Mini Stories from Science
What’s that smell? A school playground joke from my childhood concerns a new deodorant called “vanish”. It makes you invisible, so that no one can see where the smell is coming from. But how can we seriously get rid of bad smells? One way, which makes the...