When Will Scientists Stop Saying Things?
Ask yourself the following question, which are you more likely to believe, The Sky is blue Scientists say the sky is blue Now ask yourself which of these statements you… Read more »
Author Archives: kam001
Get out of Bed
Written in the media on a frequent basis, and going almost entirely without challenge, is the assertion that an elderly population is putting a strain on hospital resources, leading to bed… Read more »
Normalising Trump: Climate edition
Writing about climate change should be getting easier. The science is more concrete, the effects now tangible. However for journalists it always appears a struggle. BBC’s offering by Matt McGrath is a… Read more »
The Paradox of Market Futures
The market reacts to the Presidential election. Any number of articles can be read on the subject. However what does the market think is good? One particular example is instructive. The… Read more »
Diversity: Engineering Moves Forward to the 70’s
Addressing skills shortages across engineering disciplines is a topical issue, with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) creating its own Equality and Diversity Steering Group . The focus of this group is to… Read more »
How the Wealthy Respond to Climate Change
In the face of carbon content of the atmosphere bridging the 400ppm threshold one might think that people would compromise their lifestyles in minor ways, at least to assuage the… Read more »
A Sense of Scale: Man vs Tree
The Tree Every schoolchild knows that the tree absorbs CO2 and emits O2. Therefore the discussion of tree planting seems curiously absent from measures to curb the rise of CO2… Read more »
What is our Rio Benchmark?
The British press have understandably spent many column inches lauding the achievements of team GB in the Rio Olympics. But how do we understand whether or not 67 medals is a… Read more »
Rio De Dinero
Team GB returned a total of 67 medals at the Rio Olympics. This compares with 65 at London 2012, which represents a modest 3% improvement. It should also be noted… Read more »
Futurists Needed in the Past
I was reading an article in the Intercept by Alex Emmons describing the application of Microsoft software able to identify individuals and read facial expressions. I was struck by the… Read more »