AN AFRICAN KINGDOM INSIDE BOLIVIA
An African Kingdom inside Bolivia sounds like a take-off of the Eddie Murphy film “Coming to America”, which has just been released as a sequel. …
THE HIDDEN SCIENCE OF ELEVATORS
The hidden science of elevators is something you never think about, unless you’re an elevator engineer. The exception is when you walk to the elevator, …
DEMOGRAPHICS ARE IRREFUTABLE
Short of mass genocide, pandemics or large asteroids hitting the earth, demographics are irrefutable, and cannot be changed. Yet we pay little attention to them. …
SENSIBLE CONSERVATIVE AMERICA
We need to recover sensible conservative America. The Founding Fathers created two political parties, based on the concept that one would reflect liberal views …
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is based in Atlanta. When I was a volunteer in Sierra Leone in the nineteen-sixties, the CDC was spoken …
ZEALANDIA & ITS INDIGENOUS ANIMALS
Part three of this continuing blog will focus on Zealandia & its indigenous animals. Unfortunately, we only have first-hand knowledge of what might have lived …
ZEALANDIA THE EIGHTH CONTINENT
Zealandia the eighth continent of planet Earth seems set to upset a whole variety of scientific applecarts. Last week’s blog introduced the new continent, and …
BURULI ULCER THE NEXT PANDEMIC?
Buruli ulcer the next pandemic? The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, and its guru Dr. Fauci, have been trying to warn people that more …
MACHHAPUCHHARE THE SACRED MOUNTAIN
Machhapuchhare the sacred mountain of Nepal is a rarity in a country that has embraced mountain tourism. Nepal has many peaks that are higher, but …
CAPTAIN SIR TOM MOORE
The story of Captain Sir Tom Moore is so inspirational that it deserves a blog. Besides, we all need a “good feeling” story at the …