NHS Faces Crisis of Too Many Healthy People
The demand on NHS services is often cited as the reason for its struggles. From a purely economic demand and supply point of view this is correct. The NHS is… Read more »
The Nimby Activist
What is the difference between the story of the Standing Rock protest and the story of protest over Wind Turbine construction? Is the answer that one group of people are… Read more »
Another Climate Anomaly
This is a graphic showing the temperature anomalies since 1850. This is what we normally think of when we talk about anomalies. (from Climate Lab Book) However there are many… Read more »
Is the Sea Big Enough?
The sea is a big place. Societies are concerned with pollution in rivers, because the river is immediate and relatively small. So societies arrange elaborate sewerage systems to pump it… Read more »
One Year to Die
When evaluating political policy it is rare for the media to consider two policies simultaneously even when they are obviously linked. A good example of this is occurring In the run-up… Read more »
The Useful Genius
The Useful Idiot is a term widely believed (perhaps inaccurately) to be attributable to Lenin, to describe a character who acts unwittingly to the advantage of another group, often one… Read more »
Benchmarch
On 15th March 2003 a march took place in London to persuade the Government not to go to war in Iraq. 750,000 people attended according to the BBC. (This was… Read more »
The Science of Underestimation
A group of 50 scientists sit around a table deciding how far an athlete will throw a ball. They are experts in ballistics and aerodynamics. Each is asked for a prediction… Read more »
No Climate Change Here: A Snapshot
Climate change stories written with no mention of climate change. They are all the rage. Oroville Dam: Thousands evacuated in California after plans for emergency spillway fail California ‘bombogenesis’, biggest… Read more »
Today’s Forecast is Cloudy
Try two experiments Experiment One Take beaker of air and seal tight. Measure the level of common air pollutants Increase the pressure in the beaker. Measure the level of pollutants… Read more »