|RECOMMENDED RAMBLINGS
|Carrying the Fire
“I know that I would be a liar or a fool if I said that I have the best of the three Apollo 11 seats, but I can say with truth and equanimity that I am perfectly satisfied with the one I have" Michael Collins Whilst everyone remembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin,...
|Extinct Artist
"I have always painted things I am obsessed with and always gone with my heart regardless of convention." Dave White came to prominence as the pioneer of the 'Sneaker Art' movement, reinterpreting popular trainers as oil portraits. He has is own signature Air Jordan...
|Perseverance Pays
“If we see a hedgehog staring in the camera, we would know there’s current and certainly ancient life on Mars, but based on our past experiences, such an event is extremely unlikely. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and the discovery that life...
| A New BMW Club to Join
I thought with my mentality having switched from the thunderous roar of V8s to the futuristic hum of electrics, the M5 itch was scratched. I was wrong. I can't remember when it happened or even how but without doubt the BMW M5 is in my psyche. It crept in there. It...
|Keep Rising Sir Lewis
I get kids from all different cultures and nationalities coming up to me now, all wanting to be F1 drivers. They feel the sport is open to everyone. I have had a passion for motorsport from a young age, in particular formula one (F1). I don't know where it came from....
|Season’s Greetings (2020)
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Peaceful (COVID free) New Year Christmas 2020 I think it goes without saying that we are all glad that this year is finishing and there is some light towards the end of the tunnel. Especially, when we as a family have beaten...
|Breaking the COVID bread
There were some upsides to the whole lockdown and pandemic. For instance, the enclave I live in was triggered to start a WhatsApp group. Something we should have done years ago but it took the 'house arrest' we were under to initiate it. This simple act has...
|Apologetic Integration
It is rather a disenchanting moment when the doctrine your parents subscribed to and expounded to you was not the armour you thought it was.It is a lie when people say 'children do not see colour' in reference to a person's skin tone. They do. It is just that they...
|Finding Colour in Black
It’s the difference between listening to Shakespeare being read by Brain Blessed instead of Patrick Stewart. Both would be enjoyable but one would be better nuanced. My younger brother had a great knack of extracting Sony Walkmans from my father. They were meant to be...
|Season’s Greetings (2019)
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Peaceful New Year Christmas 2019 This year's Christmas card was made up of photographs taken at Hyde Park's Winter Wonderland and Adobe Stock. The visit to the park was for Kitty's Birthday but sadly she couldn't attend due to a...
|Memo to David and the Cabinet
Can we address the issues now facing us? Can you put your own self-promotion aside?Dear elected politicians of any sort, please can we address the issues now facing us? Can you put your own self-promotion aside? For those of you who are career politicians and have no...
|End of the Big Dream?
It's unlikely we will ever see a commercial avaiation success story like the Boeing 747 It was conceived on a fishing trip between the CEOs of PAN AM and Boeing. When finally created in 1969 it was the biggest airliner in the world, first wide bodied and 'two tier'...
|HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
|Science
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Covid-19 news: England proceeds with step 3 despite surging variant
on 14 May | 2021
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic
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Early signs of Parkinson’s disease could be spotted in the nose
on 14 May | 2021
A nasal swab, similar to those used in coronavirus testing, may be able to detect the first signs of Parkinson’s disease by identifying misfolded proteins
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Pigs can breathe oxygen via their rectum, so humans probably can too
on 14 May | 2021
Piping an oxygen-rich liquid into a pig's rectum can boost their blood oxygen, a step towards doing the same thing in people as a treatment to restore lung function
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Astronomers may have found black holes that formed soon after big bang
on 14 May | 2021
We have now detected gravitational waves from 47 pairs of black holes smashing together, and nearly a third of them may be strange primordial black holes
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Depression and inflammation appear to be linked – but it's unclear why
on 14 May | 2021
People with depression have higher levels of inflammation in their bodies than those without, but it is unclear whether this link is purely genetic or also influenced by people's behaviour
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China is about to land its Zhurong rover on the surface of Mars
on 14 May | 2021
China’s first Mars rover, known as Zhurong, is expected to land on the planet’s surface on 14 May, making China the third country ever to land a rover on Mars
|DAYS UNTIL THE CIRCUS
|General
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Israel Gaza conflict: Netanyahu vows to continue...
on 16 May | 2021 at 00:42
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will "continue to respond forcefully" to rocket attacks from Gaza.
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No alternative to vaccine passports, says Dubai...
on 15 May | 2021 at 23:34
Dubai is the world's busiest airport and its boss says vaccine passports will get us flying again.
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India Covid-19: The 'tuk-tuk ambulance' helping...
on 15 May | 2021 at 23:30
A tuk-tuk driver in India's capital, Delhi, is running a free ambulance service for Covid patients.
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The mid-air walkways saving endangered animals
on 15 May | 2021 at 23:26
Conservationists have built an ingenious system to help the endangered Javan slow loris.
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Africa's lost languages: How English can fuel an...
on 15 May | 2021 at 23:16
The far-reaching repercussions of African students forgetting their mother tongues.
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Israel-Palestinian conflict: False and misleading...
on 15 May | 2021 at 23:15
We examine false and misleading claims from both sides that have been shared widely on social media.
