17:32
Gallileo
Galileo was tortured by the inquisition for holding views on the solar system that the Catholic Church refused to accept. Right? No actually. The true story is much more nuanced - as ever.
12:03
Gallipoli
The Gallipoli campaign is always painted as folly: folly in a distracting sideshow from the real anvil of the war, the Western Front: folly ...
07:16
Nick Clegg
A subtle and interesting article on Nick Clegg by Edward Docx whose writing is always worth reading. He is sympathetic to Clegg who he sees ...
06:53
Why are bond yields so low?
An interesting article by Louis Gave of Gavkal on why interest rates are so low and likely to stay that way for longer than most think. As l...
10:26
Right to be forgotten
The European Court of Justice has ruled that individuals have the right to demand that search engines remove any personal data. This would a...
21:14
Flying like a bird
The view over Mont Blanc was spectacular in the spring sunshine. I was surrounded by spectators on the launch site and suitably messed up m...
17:27
James Lovelock
James Lovelock has long been a hero of mine. He is a scientist and inventor with hundreds of patents to his name. That alone would be re...
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