(I’m republishing today’s blog (first published April 2020) in support of our family and friends in Victoria.) I am a writer, so to be c...

This piece is not solely an homage essay to James Lovelock, English chemist, medical doctor, scientific instrument developer and author b...

Slavery, agency and stuff that matters So much talk about the injustices of history. Sad and thought-provoking. I see an obvious connecti...

In deference to our Victorian sisters and brothers who are back in lockdown, I am republishing a piece from April. The last thing you thi...

There has always been much discussion round history, culture and historic portrayal, but over the last few weeks it has exploded. The dis...

Unsurprisingly, I have received a number of suggestions regarding the most exciting thinkers of our world today. Here are the ones I have...

Celebrity thinkers – where have they gone? Growing up, I remember being transfixed by those ideas espoused by thinkers and philosophers, ...

Corona Virus, lack of jobs, increasing tension due to poverty and limited opportunity, the right to carry arms, genuine political protest...

'Lie Machines: How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives' by Philip N. How...

Shared sustainable prosperity for all. I’m not a believer in miracles but I do love a bit of magical smarts. At the moment the world need...

Putting the country back into the city … As a friend and I (heatedly) discussed recently, the opening up of the world post-covid is all a...