Easter at Wollaton Park
Stands about the woodland ride … … wearing white for Eastertide … … though white is not the only colour … … nor flora the only life … … nor red the only deer … … nor deer the … Read More »
Stands about the woodland ride … … wearing white for Eastertide … … though white is not the only colour … … nor flora the only life … … nor red the only deer … … nor deer the … Read More »
Is it just me? Or should we all be wary when a forty-five word tweet houses three instances of science, one of non-scientists, one rational, a hysteria, a hysterical, a don’t-know-anything and, for good measure, one old fashioned scream? Oh, and … Read More »
Bewildered? Mistrustful? You should be. Here’s Peter Koenig, writing yesterday for Information Clearing House: On March 26, in a peer-reviewed article in the highly reputed New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of NIAID (National Institute of … Read More »
The civilizational crisis of our age, in my view, is defined by capitalism’s inability to generate incomes for the majority of humanity, to provide jobs and meaningful social roles, end fossil fuel emissions, and translate revolutionary biological advances into public … Read More »
In the few days since that Telegraph story, the figure for London bus driver deaths attributed to CV-19 has risen to nine. See the WSWS piece, “They are doing absolutely nothing to protect us!”, for fuller coverage of what even … Read More »
I have come across this extraordinary interview by Professor Knut Wittkowski, an epidemiologist who states in powerful form why social distancing will prolong but not eliminate the disease. His insights go a long way toward explaining why recent data has … Read More »
On March 26 this year, Professor Sucharit Bhakdi wrote an open letter to German Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel. Those who understand German can find the original here. This unofficial translation by Swiss Propaganda Research begins: Dear Chancellor, As Emeritus of … Read More »
The other day I mentioned Occam’s razor, a conceptual test dear to the hearts of scientists and epistemologists for evaluating competing explanations of observable phenomena. My usage prompted this from Jon, a much loved pal last seen at his St … Read More »
I enjoyed yesterday’s trip down memory lane. Judging on number of visits, comments below the line and private emails sent in response, so did others. Though a scribbler all my life, I only really found my stride fifteen years ago … Read More »
WW2 wedding at St Polycarps, Wisewood: Uncle Reuben to bride Kathleen. Grandma centre right, next to bridesmaid Aunty Ellen. If my father (second left above) could speak out from the grave he’d take stern exception to my writings. Born in … Read More »