MALARIA
I reported a while ago on the development of a vaccine against malaria, and the fact that the search for such a life-saving solution to …
ZEALANDIA
In February 2021, I wrote a blog about the “discovery” of Zealandia, the eighth continent that many had predicted to exist, but nobody had found. …
THE BULLET
The Bullet is, debatably, one of the world’s most enduring manufactured products. With that statement, you may well think I am talking about the projectile …
BINDESHWAR PATHAK
The death of Bindeshwar Pathak this month has highlighted the enormous change he brought in an on-going fight to bring India’s sanitation habits into the …
SAVE THE VULTURES
Save the vultures may not be as appealing a slogan as save the elephants, save the blue whales, or save the pandas, but it may …
SWEDEN GRAPHITE AND CHINA
Sweden graphite and China are an unlikely combination for the topic of a blog, but the story is an example of how the Chinese Communist …
KEI MINI TRUCK
Kei mini truck is the name applied to small trucks, and I mean small, which are made mostly in Japan, and are designed to take …
HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE
The comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore has long been a lively topic of conversation across Asia, and in many other parts of the world. …
CHINA MIGHT NOT MAKE IT
China might not make it on its planned path to become the major economic force and the dominant political force in the world. The West …
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
The relationship between Australia and China is becoming more antagonistic as China expands its influence, and projected power, southwards. Australia has always felt reasonably secure, …