The dirty business of waste packaging
We’ve all seen trees and barbed wire fences littered with snagged plastic bags, blocks of polystyrene and wax-coated drinks cartons loitering in rivers and the bottoms of hedge rows and road sides. So who’s to blame, businesses or we the consumer?
Serious Science: is there alien life in the universe? Part 2
Is there alien life out there in the universe, or are we alone? That is perhaps the most profound question would can ask. After all, even lonely can be a shared experience…
Serious Science: is there alien life in the universe? Part 1
As we stare out into the void of space, sift through strands of DNA and samples from the deepest seas & oceans, we search for clues as to what life is and why life even exists. But before we can begin our search out there in the ink black of the wide beyond, we must first understand life itself right here on Earth…
Having faith in technology
My dad is something of a crypto-Luddite. He’ll happily use his mobile phone, yet deny, denounce and pour scorn and ridicule on anyone and anything else making those brave, tentative first steps out from the safe confines of a research laboratory and into reality. He lacks faith in technology — and he’s not alone, either…
Build for a better tomorrow
How we’ve harnessed technology has brought our world to a cross roads; we must now think more carefully than ever about how we build the things we use to make our world what it is. Our awareness of resources and our efficiency in their use is paramount. Now, we must build for a better tomorrow, today…
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