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An Illustration of Intolerance Active in an Educational Setting
We live in times where some people appear to be trying to ringfence certain subjects so that they cannot be discussed properly or subjected to reasoned arguments. This is a characteristic attribute of intolerance
We Don’t Really Want to Save the World
Those of us living in the richest countries are reluctant to surrender the current way of living and those in poorer countries are desperately striving to achieve it
Covid-19: Something is not adding up!
I feel prompted to write again on this subject following the claim that that there is another variant on the loose, given the name Omicrom, following the apparently silent disappearance of Delta. The mainstream narrative is that Covid-19 is an international threat to life. This was stated as early back as February 2020 when the … Continue reading Covid-19: Something is not adding up!
Where is the Love
A year ago, frontline medical staff were praised as heroes in their response to the Covid-19 pandemic, today those people in healthcare who choose not to have the Covid-19 vaccination are vilified as public health criminals.
A Covid-19 Anecdote
Yesterday, my wife, who is a nurse, told me that one of her colleagues had tested positive for Covid-19. They had worked the same shift together but my wife's test came back negative. Now, the interesting part is that her colleague is fully vaccinated, but my wife is not. She was the 41st person in … Continue reading A Covid-19 Anecdote
Us, Them, and Vaccine Passports
It seems that prejudice is latent in the human condition and any excuse will do to exercise it.
How much freedom are we going to surrender?
I saw this post on a friend's timeline on Facebook: I had previously decided not to respond through social media, but rather through this blog, however, I had had a drink and my devil got the better of me. This is what I wrote: I have just seen this and cannot believe that anyone would … Continue reading How much freedom are we going to surrender?
A Brief History of the Last Ice Age
The Late Cenozoic Ice Age began, some 33 million years ago. It is still considered to be continuing today.
The Planet Earth
Earth is the third planet from the sun and is the fifth largest planet in the solar system. The radius of the Earth at the equator is 3,963 miles (6,378 km). The polar radius is 3,950 miles (6,356 km). Earth is not a true sphere but an oblate spheroid. The planet's rotation causes a flattening … Continue reading The Planet Earth
Peter C Whitaker 