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3 days ago

Back to the Future

James Webb telescope, broadcasting 12th July — Courtesy of the European Space Agency (ESA) The James Webb space telescope (JWST — named after a NASA admin bod) has been described as a time machine by many scientists. It will be hunting out life-supporting planets in our own galaxy as well as studying the universe shortly after the…

Science

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Back to the Future
Back to the Future

Jun 24

When the north wind blows

Can anything change us? — Happisburgh near Norwich, courtesy of NationalWorld For those who have been reading my weekly missives for a while, thank you. You may have also noticed a recent trend, focus drawn more to climate change. …

Climate Change

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When the north wind blows
When the north wind blows

Jun 17

Free public transport

Does it change our behaviour? — Lachlan Gowen, Unsplash I joined Ealing Golf Club for three reasons. The greens are wonderful, there was a locker for my clubs and I could get there via the Central Line from Notting Hill. Then the pandemic arrived. Once a new reality returned, I decided to rent an electric car…

Transportation

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Free public transport
Free public transport

Jun 10

Flygskam

Shame on you? — Photo by Richard Cartmell on Unsplash My first foreign holiday was to Salou on the Costa Dorada in Spain. I was 9 years old, least that’s my best guess when I look at the black and white photograph descending the steps of our plane onto the hot tarmac of Barcelona…

Travel

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Flygskam
Flygskam

Jun 3

Has Graphene found some lead for its pencil?

Concrete and batteries? — Photo by Ramakant Sharda on Unsplash Lead pencils, the ones we used to find in school with HB embossed on the side in a typical classroom, or 2B, 3B and so on, if you did an art class, defined a hardness scale. …

Science

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Has Graphene found some lead for its pencil?
Has Graphene found some lead for its pencil?

May 27

Public land and spiky plants

Why not grow fruit and veg? — Courtesy of the British tax payer When I first read about growing food in public spaces in 2022, my first thought was the Imperial War Museum’s display, digging for victory, It had been a day trip with Finlay, a few years ago when I was still taller. The campaign had…

Future Of Food

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Public land and spiky plants
Public land and spiky plants

May 20

Car ownership is changing

Is subscription the future? — Photo by George Levai on Unsplash Mr Dilly looked very pleased when he turned into his drive, opposite ours in leafy Byfleet. He was driving a brand new mark 2 Ford Cortina, a boxier shape than the one Dad had. I was out on my bike, playing with Sean and…

Automotive

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Car ownership is changing
Car ownership is changing

May 13

When the rubber hits the road

A day out near Solihull — Courtesy of Russell Heritage Golf Retirement is outmoded When I left my company, I wasn’t fond of answering questions like, what do you do now, or are you enjoying your retirement? Retirement was always something that older others did. It makes me think of black and white films where we see the main…

This Happened To Me

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When the rubber hits the road
When the rubber hits the road

May 6

A 70th birthday gift

Kevin Kelly’s 103 bits of advice he wished he known when he was younger — Courtesy of Kevin Kelly Mr Kelly’s 70th birthday crossed my path from several sources last week, which immediately made me curious. I’d bumped into him before, but it was only when I started researching, that I realised what a good egg he was. …

Life Lessons

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A 70th birthday gift
A 70th birthday gift

Apr 29

Advert for a new god

Must be prepared to change humanity — Photo by Davide Cantelli on Unsplash. I recently got a note out of nowhere to catch-up with a research scientist, professor and friend, who I fondly call Doctor Duane. I hadn’t seen him for at least 5 years, probably longer. He’s an American who lives in Perth, Australia, when he’s…

Religion

6 min read

Advert for a new god
Advert for a new god
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