And why we might one day thank him. — And why we might one day thank him. One day we might thank Putin for achieving something that all our protests and government promises have failed to achieve. In the space of a few weeks several European countries have put into action plans to reduce their dependency on Russian oil…

Your chance to be part of evolution — Your chance to be part of evolution I recently went on an Extinction Rebellion march here in Winchester in the UK and it was a sobering occasion. Not the marching nor the noise nor the message shouted to the public at large. No, it was the number of people who turned up that day to march. There…

A short story with a touch of steampunk and a tip of the hat to Arthur Conan Doyle. — A short story with a touch of steampunk and a tip of the hat to Arthur Conan Doyle. Professor Moriarty eased himself into a bright chrome and black cloth swivel chair in the centre of the LHC main control room at CERN. He tried to blot out the screams and…

Time to look at science fiction’s most accurate prophesy — Ignore the clunky technology Anyone who has seen the film Soylent Green will know where I am coming from. The film is set in 2022 and it is close to becoming a documentary. True that a lot of the technology doesn’t quite stand up but only in the way it…

With Russian troops fleeing from Kyiv it may be time to say goodbye to your kids. — We know that Putin is a cold ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to get his way. You only have to look at the tactics used in Syria to see that he has no qualms against using chemical and biological weapons if he can get away with it. We…

See what I did there. — There has been a lot of talk recently about how the western countries have all come together to sanction Russia and specifically President Putin. A united front to remove all of his funding for a disastrous war. It is amazing to see that governments can agree actions that will cost…

A chillingly morbid tale for a wet afternoon. — A chillingly morbid tale for a wet afternoon. The bear pointed the way, its brown furred paw extended, the absence of claws emphasising its mute state, a sardonic smile stitched upon its face. It pointed into darkness at nothing visible, sight failing to find anything but starless night. Except that…

Why the war in Ukraine is nearer than you think — Why the war in Ukraine is nearer than you think Imagine that Trump had won the last US presidential election, or had forcefully taken it from the democrats via insurrection. Let’s assume that because he believes the democrats tried to steal it from him, he decides to make himself president…

Which way for our future. — Which way for our future. I am going to use an analogy of an aircraft here to illustrate how things could go for humanity. Imagine the whole of the human race is flying along in one vast jumbo jet. The rich are sitting up in first class with champagne and…