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?
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The way you connect different topics like oil prices and government policies really made me think about how these interconnected forces shape the way we live. It’s easy to forget that even the smallest decision, like a font change in diplomatic documents, can have larger consequences.