Seen Elsewhere

I’ve only seen the first half of The Secrets of Stonehenge. That looked to me like a reheated version of the National Geographic special from last year. Paul’s post has reminded me there is plenty of interest still to discuss about that.

Why Dr Who beats Einstein these days: Quentin Cooper thinks the stereotype of scientists is so deeply ingrained in public consciousness that if you look normal people don’t think you count as a scientist.

The epistemology of history as such may be parsed as the historicization of the public sphere.

Finally thanks go to the Guardian for lists Silence is the Enemy on their Best of the Web list at Comment is Free.