Colony Crisis!
The burgeoning population problem here on Earth (Terra) inspired me to create an imaginary world called Tellus, a colonised planet beset...
The Ignorant Mountaineers of South Wales
The Chartist-led ‘uprising’ or violent demonstration in Newport in 1839 was one of the most serious acts of its kind on mainland Britain,...
The Glaring
I don’t hate cats, but neither do I love them. I can take them or leave them, if the truth be told; that is, liking particular...
Tales from Old Treharne
Writing about one’s family is always problematical because – for one thing – some of them are still alive, or their descendants are, and...
Hero for a Dark Age: Arthur
I have completed a new book and it’s a fresh departure for me in terms of genre – an historical fiction, the first of an intended...
A global warming landmark
Photograph by Jonathan Kingston, National Geographic So, it has happened and much sooner than many climatologists expected – a landmark...
A Star is born
Photo credit: JET Having recently enthused about novel searches for cheap, endless and thoroughly green energy, lo and behold The...
Further thoughts on science (and engineering)
Image: The Independent/EPA In previous blogs I have said that I have a generally positive attitude toward science and technology and that...
Further thoughts on de-extinction
Image: Auscape/UIG via Getty Images In a recent blog I mentioned the danger inherent in the scientific method of pursuing things for...
Opinion Polls and Climate Change
Image: Reuters According to a report in The Independent newspaper (UK), published on 28th February 2013, only 49% of respondents in a...
