Because thinking about the world is fun…
- Barrels of oil
Chris looking at a ‘nodding donkey’ in Utah – a pump used to bring oil to the surface on land I felt… Read more: Barrels of oil - Kakapo and Grommets
When do you have to choose between saving a kakapo and inserting a grommet in a child’s ear? When you are a government. - Xmas Rituals
We all have our rituals for events like Xmas, even people who don’t think they have any… - Scales of tragedy
How tragic is a ‘natural’ disaster? Does it depend on what is lost? Or when it happened? Is sadness about natural disasters another tilt at preventing inevitable change? - What’s in a Font?
The USA is mandating all diplomatic documents use Times New Roman 14 pt font, reversing the previous administration’s change to Calibri 15 point. Why the fuss?