I am mildly aggrieved that nobody told me it was International Say Something Stupid Week. And yet what a week of utterances it has been. All kinds of stupid, which for the purposes of this column I will condense into three: Political Stupid, Academic Stupid, and WTF Stupid.

A Nobel laureate has apologised for any offence caused by comments about the “trouble with girls” involved in science.

A Nobel laureate has apologised for any offence caused by comments about the “trouble with girls” involved in science.