July 19, 2025
It’s only Natural (or De Rerum Natura)
Did I say that maybe Charles Darwin and other nineteenth century scientists were revolutionary? Well maybe not so much. 55 … Read More “It’s only Natural (or De Rerum Natura)”
June 22, 2025
People Pods, Corn and
People Pods, Corn and
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud
Around twelve hundred years ago, the descendants of the believers in the old Norse saga of Askr and Emla, the … Read More “People Pods, Corn and
Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud”
June 7, 2025
Humans – Clear as Mud
Those of us living in a ‘post Darwin’ world may find it hard to understand that human beings didn’t spot … Read More “Humans – Clear as Mud”
April 5, 2025
In The Beginning…
The world has changed a lot this year. How about in the past 250 years? Had I been born in … Read More “In The Beginning…”
April 1, 2025
Evolution is Evolving….
Do you remember the PANDEMIC? For some reason in 2020 I felt I had something to share about viruses, history, … Read More “Evolution is Evolving….”
August 26, 2024
The Doorway to Wonderland?
FLiRT – sounds cute doesn’t it? Last December I saw in a pre-Christmas newspaper mention of a new Covid-19 ‘variant’, … Read More “The Doorway to Wonderland?”
May 2, 2022
The ‘Measles of Mankind’
The ‘Measles of Mankind’
From Omicron to Ukraine
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind Albert Einstein In July 2021, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom … Read More “The ‘Measles of Mankind’
From Omicron to Ukraine”
January 17, 2022
A Pandemic Passage to India
The vice-chancellor of my university, Peter Leggett, once said, ‘The purpose of life is to learn the art and science … Read More “A Pandemic Passage to India”
May 18, 2021
A Plague of Vaccines
A friend of mine recently wrote to me about a Facebook post entitled ‘mRNA Vaccination: Who knows what lies ahead?’. … Read More “A Plague of Vaccines”
May 16, 2021
Indian Summer
I felt a strong sense of irony when I read two news stories on the same day a couple of … Read More “Indian Summer”