Category Archives: … wait, what?

People of the forest

Posted on June 29, 2020 by

25 orangutans will die today. Just like yesterday. And tomorrow. Palm oil deforestation is killing the last orangutans on our planet, and if we don’t act now, in just eight years there won’t be any left. Orangutans need trees to … Continue reading →

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The end of a streak

Posted on June 25, 2020 by

WordPress has been congratulating me for more than a month for being ‘on a streak’, as it calls it, which means that I’ve posted at least once every day during that time. All good things must come to an end, … Continue reading →

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Marcus Brigstocke on Religion: Part Two of Two

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

I have to admit, I did swear a bit myself this week. I was reading the Daily Express newspaper — I say ‘newspaper’, that’s overstating it a bit, unless Princess Diana’s mysteriously easy to explain death is still news; however, … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, Culture, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology | Tagged , | 3 Comments

The paradox of expertise

Posted on June 20, 2020 by

I’ve long maintained that the deal that’s been struck by computer makers with computer users about security is very one-sided. It assumes that the user always has the nouse to deal with their end of the bargain, and that’s simply … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, Education, Games, illusion, Phlyarology | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

A deep (very deep!) Mandelbrot set

Posted on June 19, 2020 by

This amazing five minute video illustrates the Mandelbrot set; an infinite geometric figure (a fractal). Obviously the video doesn’t delve into the entire set — if it were to do that, it would take a bit longer to watch than … Continue reading →

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Waste Not Want Not — The Pretenders

Posted on June 17, 2020 by

Take, take, take, takin’ what you don’t need You’ll get, get, gettin’ what you don’t need Stand back, take a look and take heed All the children in god’s kingdom bleed See the networks of concrete and steel They’ve no … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, art, balance, Communication, Culture, Drama, Environment, Food, Music, Water | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Goon morning!

Posted on June 16, 2020 by

In these bizarre days, I think we could all use a good laugh. The coronavirus brings to mind — because of the association in my head with an episode called ‘The Spon Plague‘ — the inimitable Goons, all of whom … Continue reading →

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Marcus Brigstocke on Religion: Part One of Two

Posted on June 15, 2020 by

Hello! I’d like to start this week with a request, and this one goes out to the followers of the three Abrahamic religions: to the Muslims, Christians and Jews. It’s just a little thing really, but do you think that … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, Culture, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology | Tagged , | 10 Comments

Teleporting newts

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

In my garden, there’s a pond. The pond currently has lots of tadpoles in it. Now, back in February I heard the frogs doing their ‘ribbit’ thing, so I knew that they were having fun, and I expected to see … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, Just for laughs, Phlyarology | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

A warning from the future

Posted on June 13, 2020 by

We sleep during the day, because anywhere but under the second skin it’s too hot to do anything else. At night we rise, to continue construction of The Project. Some talk of redefining the words ‘night’ and ‘day’ to reduce … Continue reading →

Posted in ... wait, what?, Climate, Core thought, Environment, Flash fiction, GCD: Global climate disruption, Science Fiction | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments