A fishermen in New Zealand have just caught what is thought to be a record breaking colossal squid. Interesting is this comment from an expert:
One expert said calamari rings made from it would be like tractor tyres.
What kind of expert does one need to be to be qualified to make a comment like that?
Yesterday I visited our local science museum. None other than “The Science Museum” in the Albertopolis of South Kensington. This always used to be a fascinating museum, but it is increasingly apparent with age how it is really designed for children. Even taking that into account I am confident that as a child I would have found the contents of the Wellcome wing tedious, being as it is more of an “experience” than a museum. Much of the museum now has a high-tech feel with gadgets, gizmos and brightly coloured plastic everywhere you look. Many of the exhibitions I remember are still there and in places somewhat dated, including an Oil tanker in the shipping hall giving a prediction of 500,000 tonnes DWT somewhere in the future ahead of 1971 that would have been dated when I was a child, but the old rail hall appears to be no more. Is the prevalence of “experiences” degrading science education, or is it the only way to keep people excited about attending?