Even though Stephen Fry reads every audiobook like it’s a bedtime story, even his mellifluous tones can’t conceal what an … Read More
1984 – Dystopian Fiction or Dystopian Fact?
Author: Roz Savage
Democracy or Chumocracy?
If you think our present government is doing an excellent job, our politicians are above reproach, and the British political … Read More
The Wood Wide Web of Suzanne Simard
John Muir said: “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of … Read More
Come the (Fourth Industrial) Revolution
I’m curious about industrial revolutions from the perspective of workers, and I’d like your input. We are now supposedly going … Read More
Beyond Words: Animal Intelligence
I’ve just finished reading Carl Safina’s wonderful and eye-opening book, Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel. It has left … Read More
Suicide, Selfishness and the Cycles of Life
Some people think suicide is an act of consummate selfishness, that the person who took their own life failed to … Read More
Katrina and The Shock Doctrine
Two very different perspectives of Hurricane Katrina appear in the book I’ve just finished, The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, … Read More
The Shock Doctrine
Can human beings ever change without a shock to the system? We talk about wakeup calls – a bereavement, a … Read More
Stolen Focus
Multitasking, sleep, stress, smartphones, social media, surveillance capitalism, algorithms, ADHD, EQ, children’s lost right to roam, education, air pollution, and … Read More