It's January 15, 2023. A plane has crashed in Nepal. Last count, 40 people have been found dead, with the toll rising with each passing hour. While millions of condolent…

If you are going to make a claim, be prepared to defend it. That’s just common sense. If you think the science is “settled” you’d better be ready to demonstrate…

Some asked the following question on reddit recently... It seems too good to be true to take cash in my savings account earning a fraction of 1% interest and convert…

Buying a car is not a huge decision for me. It is for some people, but not for me. I owned my first car the day I received a license…

One way or another, I'm facing death. Imminently. We all are. Maybe not in an imminent, impending-doom kinda way. But we all are, inching our way towards the inevitability with…

Value judgements are like opinions. Everyone has one. Nobody has the absolute truth. Quantitatively things can be much easier to achieve, or much more difficult. Quantitatively, however, things can be…

Lately I have found myself somewhat out of control. Somewhat mesmerized by, and drowning in a sea of distractions. Albeit these are forms of distraction you wouldn't normally refer to…

I have mentioned before that I'm going to undertake a massive project this year - much bigger than any I have undertaken in the past. A journey far more treacherous…

War and conflict. It's unavoidable. Different people want different things. Sometimes there is scarcity - real or perceived. Often, the solution people resort to is threatening someone, conflicting, battling or…

Sometimes, it's inordinately hard to push on. No matter what you do, the world seems to push back. People do not co-ordinate. Whatever you need isn't immediately available You don't…