On Tuesday evening I went to Cheltenham Skeptics in the Pub to see Christopher French do a talk. The talk itself was good, but what I want t...

When I was young, one thing about adults that always impressed me was the number of keys they had. Keys for front and back doors, sheds, car...

Since it's the 30th anniversary of the ZX81 computer, I thought I'd write about what I think is one of the most amazing pieces of p...

Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734-1804) is perhaps best known as the designer of The Turk , an automated chess-playing machine which amazed the w...

During the 1600s, it was thought that the touch of the British monarch had curative properties. It is said that Charles II touched a hundred...