The ability of the US to unite former adversaries is quite remarkable. BTW - the Niall Ferguson piece on China and Trump should concern everyone (and will particularly concern @MaxPB) - https://niall… (View Post)

I looked up the numbers, and a girl who (who goes on to take A Levels) and who goes to a single sex schools is 2.5x more likely to take Physics A-Level than one who takes A Levels at a coed school. (View Post)

Girls in single sex schools typically take further maths/science/computer science at much higher rates than in mixed schools. So a decent amount of the gap is caused by our education system (and girl… (View Post)

Totally off topic: Tomorrow has three very significant elections in the US. The most important one is probably the Wisconsin State Supreme Court, where Elon Musk has been paying $100 to voters to sig… (View Post)

I confess, I am ignorant of the details of the case. Is this an example - like the Trump Hush Money one - where most people will say "that's a ridiculous case that should never have gone to… (View Post)