Philosophy

Growing up, I aspired at different times, to be a florist, a marine biologist, an archaeologist and a botanist. I worked for many years as an entomologist. I never thought I would become a writer. Now I am a writer I am very aware of the importance … [Read more...] about Politics, Religon and Those Cartoons

Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park and other best sellers, gave a lecture on 6th November with the text now 'doing the rounds' on the internet. Titled, 'Fear, Complexity and Environmental Management in the 21st Century' it is a bit of a … [Read more...] about How Many Died at Chernobyl?

This is the best news that I have heard in ages, from the Boston Globe Online: WASHINGTON -- A federal judge in Pennsylvania yesterday ruled that intelligent design is "nothing less than the progeny of creationism" and should not be taught in public … [Read more...] about Intelligent What? Not Science.

Many academics genuinely believe that promoting anxiety and fear about a problem is a form of valium public service, according to Frank Furedi, a professor of sociology at Kent University, writing in The Times Higher Education Supplement last … [Read more...] about In Defence of a Good Lie

Brad Allenby, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Arizona State University, suggests in an essay at Earthvision website that ideologically driven environmentalism is failing, that there is a need for a new environmentalism which he … [Read more...] about Phoenix Environmentalism