Let me entertain you...

Let me entertain you – that’s how to get a science message across. This is a claim made by an interesting article in The Conversation, and it's one that I agree with. I personally think it's much more important in a lecture to leave students interested and excited by a subject than to have just ensured they got the facts. If they think a subject is fun or interesting those with an interest will seek out the knowledge themselves. Read the whole article here and watch the entertaining science video below.

Free Software from NASA

NASA has just published its software catalogue and you can download the software tools its engineers, designers and project managers use for free! If you happen to be designing your own space launch system in your garage this will be very helpful as understandably many of the tools concern rocket design. But, there are many other categories of software available ranging from project management to environmental science. Check out the catalog here.

Why robots won't rule the world

Once again robots and AI are in the news. This time it's the famous philosopher Daniel Dennett, who frequently comments on AI. Below is a short video from the BBC Viewsnight series titled: "Why robots won't rule the world."