Climate Crisis

Climate Crisis

This little blue ball contains all of the known life in the universe We don’t yet know how rare life is on other planets, but for now, at least every living thing that we as a species are aware of exists in this photo.   Millions of years of evolution have given...
Noddy and the rise of populism

Noddy and the rise of populism

  That playful little elf Noddy turns 70 this year.  That’s right, the very first edition of Noddy in Toyland was released in 1949 and it has been a global hit ever since.  But his longevity does not suggest he hasn’t been subject to controversy.   When I was...
Post modern questions are winning over scientific facts

Post modern questions are winning over scientific facts

Why do anti-vaxxers have any traction in the modern world?  Their opinions fly in the face of all common sense and scientific fact.  For that matter, let’s apply the same question to climate change deniers, anti-gun control advocates or people who believe the...