HAIR
Last year India exported more than $770 million worth of human hair, twice as much as it did in 2020. Indian hair is apparently prized …
BUMBLEBEES HAVE A BALL
My other two blogs this week are a little heavy, so I thought I would lighten the publication with “Bumblebees have a ball”. Yes, there …
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
I had an interesting conversation with a close friend recently about American Democracy, which resulted in a shift in my understanding. I have always thought, …
DEMOCRACY AND RESPONSIBILITY
The implicit link between democracy and responsibility is something that has been bothering me for some time. The chaos of the current political scene in …
A MISSED OPPORTUNITY
Watching the run-up to the US mid-term elections, I realized we have witnessed a missed opportunity. In fact, we have missed this opportunity for many …
US POLITICAL DEBATE
The other night I watched part of a US political debate between two candidates for a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania. I have rarely, if …
POLLINATORS
Bees, birds and bats, and other similar pollinators, affect 35% of the world’s crop production. They also increase the yield of 87 leading food crops …
SPACE ROCKS
Space Rocks. An attack on planet Earth conjures up images of Martians, alien empires such as those in the film “Independence Day”, and a whole …
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
The chaos, shambles, and debilitating mess created by the United Kingdom’s now ex-Prime Minister is also a golden opportunity. The old saying that every disaster …
JAMES BOND
I saw James Bond sitting at the departure gate in Nice Airport when I was seven years old in 1983. This is the beginning of …