Detailed investigation from DC’s Improbable Science: Freedom of information reveals some unusual testimonials for the University of Westminster: when will Professor Geoffrey Petts do something about it? http://www.dcscience.net/?p=4541 Maybe the University of Westminster don’t care about their reputation or the quality of their courses. Perhaps money is more important. Judge for yourself. Article by Kulvinder [...]
I own an Apple iPod touch (32GB). Now that the 3G version of the iPhone is out, the latest software firmware (version 2.0) for the iPod touch has also been released. The cheek of it is that Apple are trying to charge me £5.99 to obtain this firmware! Are Apple really trying to make me regret [...]
Thanks once again to the eagle eyes of DC’s Improbable Science, here is his article on the sham degrees that Westminster University is awarding. As DC goes on to explain, this isn’t the only university that is involved in such shambolic practices. And this isn’t just the abuse of science’s good name. I’d call it rape. I bet [...]
Well, it seems that certain forms of partnerships between universities and business can result in universities becoming corrupt both in the USA and the UK. It’s greed…pure and simple. However, I’m still clinging to my romantic notion that universities are there to educate, inspire and lead and that they’re doing so to a large extent. [...]
It looks like George Lucas is milking “Star Wars” for all its worth (well, why not, he did create Star Wars even if that means the “worth” is always going down). I will remain open minded and wait to see what he comes up with. But I won’t be too surprised if this attempt ends [...]
