Image thanks to Yesterday TV Have you ever watched Abandoned Engineering? If not then you are missing out if that is your sort of thing. Now in its fifth series, the Yesterday TV show takes us around the world to look at engineering projects that were once at the cutting edge of their purpose but … Continue reading Abandoned engineering
Confined creativity
It’s great being six again. Having grandchildren has opened up whole new dimensions in my life. I get the chance now to play, released from the seriousness of adulthood, with people who don’t judge my actions and are only too happy to play along and enter into the game. Duplo, has been a particular favourite … Continue reading Confined creativity
Cheap energy
Image thanks to IGS Energy Climate change was not one of those things that occupied much of my time. Yes, I was concerned and believed that something had to be done but was relatively happy with the progress that mankind was making. That is until I read ‘This Changes Everything’ by Naomi Klein. Now I … Continue reading Cheap energy
Vaccine nationalism
Image thanks to NBC For once I almost agreed with Johnson, well sort of. It would be too good to be true otherwise. So what is it that we are nearly in agreement over? He has announced that surplus stock of Britain's coronavirus vaccine will be shared with the developing world. Very big of him … Continue reading Vaccine nationalism
Keep Mars tidy
Image thanks to Bloomberg NASA’s Mars 2020 has successfully landed on the red planet, delivering its payload of the rover Perseverance and the small robotic helicopter Ingenuity. What a fantastic achievement. I can’t begin to think about the mathematics and physics involved in delivering such an inch perfect expedition. It is a testament to humanity’s … Continue reading Keep Mars tidy
Lovely postcards
Who doesn’t like to receive a postcard? I know I do. They remind me of places far away, with a hint of the exoitc and show that others are thinking about me. They are a topic that I have come back to time and time again throughout this blog running with several challenges and penning … Continue reading Lovely postcards
Ethical Business Toolkit
This week I’m cheating a bit, in that I am using the same, or at least very similar blogs in two places but last week’s launch of the North East Initiative on Business Ethics’ (NIBE) Ethical Business Toolkit was a momentous occasion and one in which I have played a significant role. The following blog … Continue reading Ethical Business Toolkit
Un-learning
Image thanks to litfl.com This time of year is a good point at which to reflect and the older I get the more I realize that I, along with everyone else, have been fed a narrative of misinformation, half-truths and downright lies. It certainly happened at school and it may have started with my parents … Continue reading Un-learning
Wot no aliens?
For millennia, mankind has stared to the heavens and wondered. It has thought about what it all means, how it works, what forces control it and our place within it. More recently we have asked the most profound question, are we alone? Is the Earth the only planet that sustains life or are we a … Continue reading Wot no aliens?
Seems fair
Image thanks to Politico A system seems fair when you win. We can’t help it. When the system works for you, you are very unlikely to want to change it. If you are in the Premier League, it doesn't matter to you that the enormous amounts of money involved are having a markedly negative effect … Continue reading Seems fair
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 