Published inGentlySeriousHealing as a signThere is a profound philosophical distinction buried in everyday experience of our bodies. The same distinction is readily applied in other…Sep 20, 2021Sep 20, 2021
Published inGentlySeriousWhat might education be?A year ago I tweeted about wanting to hear the positive stories about children whose abilities had flourished during lockdown. I wasn’t…Aug 24, 2021Aug 24, 2021
Published inGentlySeriousThe real cost of real foodGood food is expensive, right? It is costly to produce, it is in short supply, and it can only be afforded by the affluent. Dead wrong.Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021
Published inGentlySeriousPopulism can only burstA Ponzi scheme has built-in dynamics: he whole point is that the people into the scheme early come off well and are encouraged, and the…Jun 23, 2021Jun 23, 2021
Published inGentlySeriousBugs: How not to recover your healthOur immune system is mind-bogglingly complex. The distinctions it is capable of making between the 99%+ of organisms that are vital to our…May 17, 2021May 17, 2021
But my problem is complex!How much can you read about any current issue without someone describing it as complex? Granted that there are technical definitions of…Apr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
Published inGentlySeriousAn economy of nothingIs there anything quite so depressing and deadening as the requirement to be positive and upbeat? Bright-eyed and bushy tailed? Can do…Mar 16, 20211Mar 16, 20211
Published inGentlySeriousPrague Spring, Arab Spring, new worldThe series of connected revolutions known as the Arab Spring did not happen in a vacuum. Partly, of course, they inspired each other and…Oct 2, 2018Oct 2, 2018
Published inGentlySeriousHow to lie with technical argumentsAidan Ward and Philip HellyerSep 25, 2018Sep 25, 2018
