ROUNDABOUTS
The joy of roundabouts might draw the comment that you should probably think about “getting a life!” if you derive joy from so mundane a …
3D PRINTING
The advent of 3D printing has changed many products and introduced many new ones, some of them good and some of them downright dangerous, like …
KARAKALPAKSTAN
Most people have never heard of Karakalpakstan and, no, I didn’t spell it wrongly, even though my spell checker thinks I did. It’s a vast, …
WALKING STATUES OF EASTER ISLAND
An article entitled “The Walking Statues of Easter Island” caught my fancy this week. I think most people are familiar with the monoliths found on …
MANUAL TRANSMISSION
The demise of manual transmission in cars touches a very personal nerve with me. I own a 1946 MG TC and I’m damned if I’m …
PLANNING AHEAD
Planning ahead is something that seems completely alien in our current soundbite world. When all anyone seems to think about, assuming they think at all …
5 STRATEGIES
These are 5 strategies for reducing CO2 emissions across the globe. Most of us are well-aware of the dangers of CO2 emissions, just as we …
A SILLY IDEA
I don’t know how many of you noticed but a silly idea has entered the world of wine production. The silly idea is that white …
FLAT TIRES
Flat tires seem to be a thing of the past, almost. However, we still occasionally see a driver stranded on the side of the road …
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
Do you want to know your child’s medical future? Do you want to know your own medical future? Should the medical profession tell you, if …