Can we laugh?
Posie Parker is a horror. However, can we learn from the inherent absurdity of her demands?
Tag: truth
Scam or Windfall
Been scammed? It feels pretty bad. Which is why I was sceptical when I got a phone call saying, “You have won a prize … “
Fair play for frogs
Frogs jump out of gradually heating water, but humans stick with failing paths of action. So why do we keep dissing frogs?
Taboo topics
Some NZ bookstores won’t stock books referring to vaccination in any way, including my new novel. What does this mean for our society?
Missiles and Assumptions
Who fired the missile that killed two Polish nationals this week? Why wouldn’t they own up? And how come no one tracks missiles?
COVID-19 Origins & Motivations
How did the COVID-19 pandemic start? The scientific evidence now suggest the origin was the Huanan wet market. Do we need to know more?
Indigeneity & Belonging
Are you only indigenous if you were first in a country? Can you belong in a place if you aren’t indigenous? Can these questions be answered?
Transaction Malfunction
Sometimes there is a total mismatch in communication style and you wonder if it’s you that’s mad or the people to whom you are talking…
The value of risk
What is an appropriate balance between risk and safety? When can and should you make your own decisions in the mountains? Our Slovenian experience.
Fluid Narratives
How have our stories about vaccination changed over time? Here’s our current story, as told to our antivax friends.