Happy 200th, Frankenstein!
Today, June 16th 2016, is the 200th anniversary of the stormy night in Geneva when Byron told his houseguests they should all try their...
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Richard Farr
- Feb 26, 2016
“Is consciousness THE fundamental problem?”
The Babel Trilogy is about consciousness: what is it, and where does it come from, and how is it possible? But that problem is bound up...
Richard Farr
- Jan 7, 2016
“Are you religious?”
No. I was brought up in the Church of England, and I loved (and still love) the language and the music. But when I was 14 I realized...
Richard Farr
- Oct 21, 2014
Has the Phaistos Disk been decoded at last?
As detailed in The Fire Seekers, many linguists have thought the Phaistos Disk will never be translated, because it’s a unique artifact –...
Richard Farr
- Apr 21, 2014
Bad science, bad history, bad TV: we are but motes in the infinite cliché
I wanted to wish Neil deGrasse Tyson well on his rebooted COSMOS project, I really did: he’s a good scientist, and he can write well....
Richard Farr
- Jan 10, 2014
Crystal bollocks
The Seattle Times has asked psychics in Seattle and New Orleans to predict the outcome of Saturday’s pre-Superbowl playoff game. One of...
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