Tag: That’s Life!
A New Economy – Recession Busting
I stood on the start line of the Original Olympic Stadium at Olympia in Greece this summer and marvelled. Here was an entire economy built on the admiration of the male body. The town existed to create and praise beautifully sculpted and physically perfect young men. Once, the local economy was entirely supported by this…
Is Science a Religion?
You have to work at these things slowly. I grew up in the Atomic age. Science was the answer to everything. I agreed. I loved science – If only I could have made the maths add up I would have been a scientist myself. In fact the first job I applied for and was offered…
Time Travel, Quantum Physics and Writing Stories
My dear son, Ed, came with us to see the Time Traveller’s Wife, last night. Afterwards, he had quite a lot to say about the practicalities of time travel and the way it was represented in the film. Everything he said was right, but then everything he said was wrong. He was only prepared to…