Irish Examiner view: A brief mystery about 'A Brief History'  

Belatedly, we learn that the late Stephen Hawking thought he got some bits of his groundbreaking book wrong. Whoops.

We have to wait until April to discover which elements of 'A brief history of time' Stephen Hawking would have revised. But then, what's a month in the big scheme of things? Picture: David Parry/PA

One of the popular phrases of the 21st century has tripped off the tongue, mainly of politicians, with beguiling simplicity.

 “Follow the science”, we have been urged.