Luke McKinneyThe Next Fifteen Even Larger-er Hadroner Colliderers!Studying the tiniest particles requires the largest and most expensive machines, but tragically few scientists are studying whether this…Feb 13, 2019Feb 13, 2019
Luke McKinneyMario Kart and the Most Important Data Science Article Ever In The History of AnythingHeadline: “The best Mario Kart character according to data science”!Jun 25, 2018Jun 25, 2018
Luke McKinneyTimes Offices Under Attack In Alternate Universe Where Nazis WonThe offices of The Times are under attack in an alternate universe where the Nazis won the second world war.May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
Luke McKinneyScientists Detect Actual Offense Caused by Ricky GervaisLIGO researchers celebrated yesterday after making the most sensitive measurement in human history, successfully measuring actual offense…May 17, 2018May 17, 2018
Luke McKinneyGuide to the Number of Porcelain Figurines in Your GardenPorcelain figurines happen. There doesn’t seem to be any way of stopping it. The first step in solving any problem is quantifying it, if…Mar 23, 2018Mar 23, 2018
Luke McKinneyThe Novel is Doomed Except For My Literary Masterwork Which Definitely Isn’t a Stupid Gimmick — by……. ….! the novel …. ….! doomed …. ….! except for my new book Phone where I wrote … six hundred pages …. insistently persistently … without…Mar 18, 2018Mar 18, 2018
Luke McKinneyTechbros Trying to Crash RealitySilicon valley billionaires are trying to prove reality is a simulation, and end it, because bored assholes buying cheats always ruin…Feb 17, 2018Feb 17, 2018
Luke McKinneyHogwarts and the House of MugsMagic isn’t the most impossible thing in Harry Potter. Imagining muggle kids could care about “house” bullshit more than being called…Sep 9, 2017Sep 9, 2017
Luke McKinneyThe Awful Algebra of ACTIVATEUK politics plumbed new depths with the launch of “ACTIVATE”, the Tory attempt to counter Labour’s Momentum, and what the hell is with that…Aug 30, 2017Aug 30, 2017
Luke McKinneyStock Photo Science“Of COURSE we have to wear lab coats, do you have ANY IDEA how toxic chalk is? You do? What, really? Oh, well, they still look smart.”Jul 18, 2017Jul 18, 2017