November 13, 2003

» Michael Howard: A Gift To Sketchwriters

Simon Hoggart is on a roll.

» Big science questions

The New York Times: Science

The first issue of Science Times appeared 25 years ago. Its guiding principle ever since has been that science is not a collection of answers, but a way of asking questions. To celebrate the anniversary, we pose 25 provocative questions facing science.

» Thundersnow

CNN.com - Scientists to study flashy 'thundersnow' - Nov. 12, 2003

Missouri scientist Patrick Market said for the past four years he's been looking into a phenomenon known as thundersnow, an apparently rare event that some researchers believe foreshadows an intense snowstorm with heavy accumulation.

» What The Butler Saw

Slate: What the Butler Saw - And why the English press can't talk about it.

One topic has dominated British conversations over the last 10 days, but the English papers can't say exactly what it is. As Canada's Globe and Mail put it: "The stories just keep on coming, day in and day out. And yet the public remains singularly uninformed."