[I found this in my email box, apparently from a single-use email.]

My own favourite idea here involves a volcano triggering a landslide triggering a tsunami in order to wipe out the economy of the entire east coast of the US, using the Cumbre Vieja volcano.

Speaking as a Scot (in Scotland, as opposed to those with Scots ancestry a few generations back), the main problem lies with people saying "England" when they mean "Britain", which implies Scotland is part of England. At present there are some important distinctions being drawn between British nationalism (unionist,…

As a kilt-wearer (but not a horse-rider) one assumes that it's much like riding a bike in a skirt.

To be fair, the Geological Society says it's "the UK and Ireland", as does the article. It's sloppy (and politically offensive) headline writing that's the problem (not for the first time).

I live in Scotland and, even without a particular interest in geology, I've visited a fair number of these.

Arthur's Seat and Salisbury Crags (about a 10 minute walk from where I'm sitting) are number 94 on the list.

To be fair, I think this was a clumsy misrepresentation by the author of the article. My interpretation of the evil empire jibes is that they were aimed at the Westminster political class.

At present the media are talking about the rUK.

You're still getting it wrong. Northern Ireland is part of the UK, but not part of Britain.

Greetings from Scotland. I'm pretty confident those suggesting Labour politicians are imperial overlords meant that it's those politicians (and their corporate backers) who are the imperial overlords, not "the English" (many Welsh, Cornish and Northern English, in particular, feel the same way).

Real Daleks don't climb stairs: they level the building.

PS: fao Ria. I had to look up where I am in relation to Pacific time. I think most people know where they are in relation to GMT. Would it be possible in future to give your local time, plus GMT, for those of us not familiar with American time zones? Thanks!

I'm interested in your reasons for picking the (without too many spoilers) infectious agent. This was actually something that spoiled it somewhat for me. I mean, in the original genus it affects behaviour, but it doesn't affect behaviour in most of the ways you describe in the book, whereas mind-bending parasites and…

It would be very interesting to learn how this compares internationally, and what the factors might be for such a high figure. For instance, here in the UK there have been nine instances of death by cop in the last ten years. Of those, maybe one (Mark Duggan, and I do mean maybe here) could be somehow considered…

Not necessarily. While the requirement for specific environmental conditions might cause problems (although there are extant species that do need it, the most obvious being a tendency to give birth in spring), the presence of three (or more) sexes (biological sexes, not genders) would allow for more genetic mixing,…

It depends what you're doing. For instance, you could have females reproducing parthenogenetically, but getting together with males to produce sterile workers. Sometimes the male sperm is able to dispose of the female genetic material in a few eggs, meaning the female lays genetically unrelated eggs that then hatch…

The Jezebel article has an explanation of why they don't log IPs. The short version is that if someone wants to send them a tipoff, it can be done anonymously.

Torchwood is the Doctor Who spinoff.

I'd add the Fairy Pools in Glen Brittle, also on Skye, provided you get there before the tourists come out.