CRACK DOWN ON CELL PHONES
Australia is the first country in the world to significantly crack down on cell phone use by young people, and many parents and governments in …
THE BEALE CIPHERS
I had never heard of the Beale Ciphers until I recently read an article in, of all things, the Popular Mechanics magazine. The Beale Ciphers …
PALINDROME
Palindrome is a word I had forgotten all about until I read the following example. Most palindromes are short because writing one involves a great …
BRAIN DRAIN
The phrase “Brain Drain” usually refers to the migration of the intellectual elite of one place to another place. This is often driven by deteriorating …
A BETTER FOG TRAP
A few years ago, I published a blog called “A Better Fog Trap”. It was a story of a simple solution, developed by local communities, …
LARGEST EMPIRE IN THE AMERICAS
Nearly 500 years after the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, a single bridge remains from the Inca’s extraordinary road system – and …
RUDYARD KIPLING
Rudyard Kipling is a name that is well-known to anyone growing up in the U.K. but, perhaps, not so well-known to anyone growing up in …
GREENLAND
Greenland is about to open up to adventure-seeking visitors. How many tourists will come is yet to be seen, but three new airports will bring …
LONDON CALCUTTA BUS ROUTE
In the history of overland travel, few journeys have captured the imagination quite like the legendary London to Calcutta bus service. Operated by Albert Travel, …
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY’S STRESS TEST
American democracy’s stress test. American democracy is about to undergo a serious stress test, according to a former journalist who lived through the slow and …