As I mentioned back in March, the terrible disease Chikungunya is heading towards the USA, due to the first cases ever appearing in the Caribbean late last year. Now that region is really suffering: In the last six months, the … Continue reading
I have a lot of respect for the good that scientists achieve, but there is something generally missing from their skill sets: risk mitigation. This seeming blindness to the true risks of their endeavours leaves the general population at risk, … Continue reading
Bishop of Lincoln, and scientist, Robert Grosseteste wrote about the Big Bang way back in 1225: Grosseteste had been studying the recently rediscovered works of Aristotle, which explained the motion of the stars by embedding Earth in a series of … Continue reading
Brewer’s yeast has changed many times as agriculture spread & different human cultures emerged. New forms, as distinctive as species, emerged in association with beer & wine production in different regions. Some of these yeasts changed further to give a wide variety of bread … Continue reading