NOISE AND MENTAL DEPRIVATION
Noise and mental deprivation affects all of us or, at least, most of us. We all know that being close to loud noise effectively stops …
THERE IS HOPE FOR MANKIND
Amid the chaos of the pandemic, and the even worse chaos of the run-up to the U.S. presidential election, I read a story from the …
World population
There is one fundamental problem that underlies most of the issues that face the world as we know it today. It is a topic that …
Virtual water
The concept of virtual water helps us understand how much water is needed to produce different goods and services. In semi-arid and arid areas, knowing …
The religion known as the National Rifle Association
You cannot argue with faith using logic! In fact you can’t argue with faith at all. God is, by faith’s definition, all seeing and always …
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No guns – Part one – The australian experience
Australia provides compelling real-world evidence that fewer available guns correlates with a significant reduction in deaths by suicide, and also by gun violence. In 1996, …
No guns – Part one – Bullet points
What if all firearms in the world suddenly disappeared with no way to get them back? Guns obviously cannot just magically vanish. But this thought …
The United States needs a purpose
The juxtaposition of demonstrations, riots and looting in the streets of many U.S. cities and the success of the first commercial delivery of astronauts to …
The media conundrum
The conundrum facing all media, as I see it, can be summed up by the following two completely different driving philosophies:“Community Watchdog” or “Selling more …
Microchips in humans – The new social security number
I read a heart-warming story last week about a dog that returned to its former home from its current one – the family and the …
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