What she said about staff not listening to women rings true. My wife (and I) lost twins last year and she nearly died, in part because of medical professionals simply dismissing symptoms. She had ser… (View Post)

You can currently buy Peter Higgs' old flat in Edinburgh for a relative steal (in terms of a big flat in the New Town). https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/167270969#/?channel=RES_BUY (View Post)

Not sure if I count as a PB author since I almost exclusively lurk, but I'm a published fantasy author* - one book published and my second currently going through the editing process. Different … (View Post)

@Cyclefree I very rarely post, but read a lot on here. Your writing has always been some of my favourite and a reason to keep coming back to the site. Even on the rare occasions that I disagree with … (View Post)

It's quite fascinating watching this in real time. My first assumption was hoax/mistake, but the Korean scientists seem to be fighting quite hard to take credit, which discounts the hoax theory.… (View Post)