Now is the time to start considering how you will react when Ebola is in your neighbourhood/country/part of the world. If you wait until everyone else has the same idea, your access to supplies will be limited. You will need … Continue reading
When they film you for 6 hours, they can edit it down to whatever they wish. Ultimately I think it is quite well made, although the original reason they requested to film me – to discuss the risk of solar … Continue reading
I guess it is human nature – when you have so much money that it can help many future generations of your progeny, you do your best to make sure it gets to them. Smarter still is to use some … Continue reading
Obviously this is a generalisation – the west of the USA is close to half a continent. There will be some great survival spots here and there. But generally speaking, the West is dry, and the East is not: … Continue reading
The Long Now Foundation, established in 1996, is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in San Francisco that seeks to become the seed of a very long-term cultural institution. It aims to provide a counterpoint to what it views as today’s “faster/cheaper” mindset and to promote … Continue reading
Researchers around the UK are working with colleagues from the USA, Italy and the Netherlands on Project Persephone, investigating new biotechnologies that could one day help to create a self-sustaining spacecraft to carry people beyond our solar system. The craft … Continue reading
I was pleased to see that some surveys have been conducted to assess the preparedness of American citizens, and I would expect similar results from Europe / Canada / Australasia. 53% do not have a minimum three-day supply of nonperishable … Continue reading
Welcome to the future. It isn’t too surprising to learn that scientists have sequenced the DNA of polio, the 1918 flu virus and more recently the “type H” botulinum toxin. And then created synthetic versions of them. Rightly so they … Continue reading
It is hard to tell if this is just vandalism, anarchists or terrorists… but with so many poorly-guarded facilities, it would make sense to have some practices before the day you really want to wreak havoc. Imagine if 20 substations … Continue reading
Seems I am not the only Kiwi who used poetic license in order to inspire people to make survival preparations… Jason Kerrison… created his own maelstrom by announcing plans to build an “ark” in preparation of the end of the … Continue reading