I knew something was up. I could feel it. I couldn’t sleep properly the night before. The words from our latest disagreement had just been ricocheting around inside my head like the shrapnel of an emotional and psychological explosion. ...

“Museums enable people to explore collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment. They are institutions that collect, safeguard and make accessible artifacts and specimens, which they hold in trust for society.” source I have...

Some hopeful utopianism from newscientist.com - ways we can make the world a better place. A series of articles about what you can do to make the world a better place.

There is evidence that altruistic acts spread through social networks. In other words, if you are kind to a friend, they are more likely to be kind to someone else they know.

Rape as a weapon of war against men has begun to rise in Congo. The shocking plight of the women suffering what is likely the worst sexual violence in the world has been documented. I came across this article today about the prevalence of male rape in...

The problem is not that there is not enough money in the world. The problem is that most of the money is concentrated in so few hands. Money as a concept worked well for a long time but it is just ridiculous to keep structuring our societies around...

Isaac Asimov penned what have come to be known as the Three Laws of Robotics: 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except...

I have had an account with eXTReMe Tracking for some time. This account allows me to survey the visitors to my web blog with various statistics such as where they were from and what they were searching for when they found my blog. The range of...

I have been reflecting in the last few of days on what it means to be a man. One might just as well ask what it means to be human in that the basic existential dilemmas of our existence are not a gender-specific affair. However - and in spite of...

I work in a supermarket. I am grateful that I have a job but I really do feel a little like this should not be a long-term career path for me. It is work, good honest work, but it is also really very boring and for the most part totally...