Dr. Nat Queen's home page

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Previous work: Lecturer in the School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham (1963-2021). Research interests: Theoretical elementary particle theory, nuclear physics, methods of mathematical optimisation.

Miscellaneous links

Scientific

• The Usenet Physics FAQ gives non-technical answers to frequently asked questions about physics.
• Mathworld provides detailed information on all aspects of mathematics.
• Frequently Asked Questions in Mathematics.
• A simple puzzle to test your mathematical IQ.
• A brief history of life, the universe and everything.
• Six steps to hell - the bleak future of our planet if urgent measures are not taken to control human-driven greenhouse gas emissions - a somewhat dated article, but still (even more) relevant today.
• Bad Science - Dr. Ben Goldacre exposes pseudoscientific nonsense, bogus "alternative medicine", misuse of statistics, etc.
• 10 reasons why atheism is superior to religion - a scientist's view.
• 100 reasons to believe that God does not exist - some useful resources for debunking religion, the most pernicious form of superstition.

Human rights

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. See how few rights you have in countries like the US or the UK.
• American Civil Liberties Union, the US organisation that fights to defend human rights.
• Liberty, the UK organisation that fights to defend human rights.
• Among the world's most flagrant violations of human rights is Israel's brutal repression of the Palestinian people. In 2005 over 170 Palestinian civil society organisations launched the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel until it complies with international law and repeated UN resolutions.
• Many people throughout the world have chosen to boycott institutions and companies that are guilty of supporting Israeli apartheid in some way. A useful list of such companies can be found here.
• War Criminals Watch documents the world's most notorious war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by US officials.

Cutting through the propaganda

• Information Clearing House, with many topical news stories.
• WantToKnow.info reports on major cover-ups, with verifiable information from reliable sources.

Privacy

• Introduction to PGP. Private e-mail can easily be read by your employer or internet service provider, by hackers, and by government agencies. Learn how to protect your privacy.
• Top secret documents from the US National Security Agency reveal the massive scale of government spying on our supposedly private communications.
• More top secret documents from NSA and GCHQ revealing some of their dirty tricks to enable them to spy more effectively.

Freedom of Information

• Wikileaks reveals information that governments, multinationals, etc., don't want you to know, thanks to many public-spirited whistleblowers.
• A classified US military video revealing how an Apache helicopter crew indiscriminately murdered over a dozen innocent people in Iraq in cold blood, including two Reuters news staff.
• UK Secret bases. Here you can view secret bases throughout the UK - spy centres, missile launch pads, atomic weapons establishments, military storage depots, etc. - and get their exact grid coordinates.
• Defeat censorship! The EU and the UK have blocked rt.com. Clearly, there are things they don't want people to know. But there are many ways to avoid this censorship, e.g., you can use the Tor browser, a VPN or an internet proxy of your choice, or you can download the rtnews.apk app.

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