Will science finally get its day in court?
Breakthroughs in climate science modelling could result in crippling penalties against coal and oil companies. This article was first published in the Huffington Post What can you do when the president of the United States says climate change is a hoax and Congress is gridlocked by fossil fuel industry-funded climate science deniers? Look to the […]
Climate revisited – (yet) again!
Climate revisited – September 8th, 2017 It’s getting to the point where I could automate this script. Weather records are falling almost daily. Since last updating this post, the biggest record to fall was the annual one. First, 2014 fell to 2015. Now it’s official that 2015 has tumbled to 2016. And the differences are […]
Eight Ways Social Media Turned “THEM” into “US”
Does it seem like Social Media has been around forever? It’s actually only 14 years. But that’s 14 internet years which probably translates into an analogue century! Over those 14 years, social media networks have evolved from a space where people connect, to what it is now – a platform full of almost endless possibilities. […]
Why we’ll never see an alien calling home…
Most of us have imagined the joy, astonishment, awe or perhaps, fear, of meeting an alien. Some of us even claim to have done so. But unfortunately, even though there are undoubtedly trillions of planets out there, your odds of winning Lotto 10,000 times over are better than you ever communicating with an alien, let […]
What’s in, what’s hot and what’s not in furnishings!
Whether you own or rent your home, it’s nice to take pride in its appearance and to keep it feeling homely and cosy. It’s fun to try to put your own unique stamp on things in terms of the interiors and décor and it can really make your house a home. Some people choose to […]
Are there 10 million too many people in Australia?
Big corporates and both sides of government are continuing to push the ‘endless growth’ scenario. Those at the top of the financial tree stand to gain and politicians can point to the figures showing increased GDP and claim we’re all benefiting. But are we? Population growth has profound impacts on quality of life, not just […]
It’s about Kim Jong-un and that bomb!
Kim Jong-un isn’t crazy. Anything but. A crazy person wouldn’t be able to get the attention of the world the way he has. He knows exactly what he’s doing and we’re playing his game, by his rules because he not only has the bomb, he might just be willing to use it! North Korea is at […]
Give me back my club… NOW!
I took my 12 year old son to his regular Saturday basketball match yesterday. His team lost – against a team that they have previously beaten multiple times. My son played a good game. Both the coach and the team manager praised his effort. In fact, as usually happens, he scored around 30% of the […]
Is it tyres or tires? Either way, it’s a massive problem for all of us!
There are far more tyres than people! In the 10 years to 2016, a total of 878.82 MILLION passenger cars and commercial vehicles were produced globally. Even if we assume that none had more than four tyres (most large trucks have at least 10 excluding the trailer) that’s well over 3.5 BILLION tyres. If we assume […]
20 seriously cheap countries to live in (and why you wouldn’t)…
Update as of August 2023: What a difference six years can make! Obviously, the world has undergone enormous changes since this article was first published. The surging inflation of the past two years is a warning about what can happen when change overtakes our ability to cope. We’ve updated this list to reflect the changes […]
