Duet for one, Almeida Theatre, London (January 22nd to March 14th 2009)

Duet for one, Almeida Theatre, London (January 22nd to March 14th 2009).

Peter Brook, the theatre director, once told me in an interview that he had spent 10 years attempting to bring science to the stage. It was difficult, he said, because, at the level of the lab bench, science is essentially reductionist and devoid of emotion and drama. He thought of treating the theme biographically, but decided that scientists are not interested in themselves apart from their s...

Outbreak of pertussis, 1 January to 31 March 2009.

Pertussis (whooping cough) is an acute bacterial infection of the respiratory tract cause by Bordetella pertussis. The initial catarrhal stage has an insidious onset with an irritating cough that gradually becomes paroxysmal, usually within 1–2 weeks and lasting for 1–2 months or longer. Paroxysms can be followed by a characteristic high-pitched inspira-tory whoop. 1 Transmission is by direct c...

January 22nd Question.

A Duet for one☆

This paper considers communication in terms of inference about the behaviour of others (and our own behaviour). It is based on the premise that our sensations are largely generated by other agents like ourselves. This means, we are trying to infer how our sensations are caused by others, while they are trying to infer our behaviour: for example, in the dialogue between two speakers. We suggest ...

London, 19 March 2008