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Can Science Stamp out the Covid Fires?
Ever since I became an amateur epidemiologist last March, I have been following the Coronavirus epidemic with morbid fascination. The amount I have learnt is negligible, but I can say with confidence, I know more than I did a year ago, when I didn’t even know what a virus was. If, like me, you have (*rapidly taps wooden desk*) avoided these things over the years, it is understandable not to know anything about them. The reason I took an ...
Here We Go Again
Lockdown had to happen. In many ways, when it did, I was quite relieved. The longer we were waiting for the inevitable, the more people were being infected and the longer we would have to wait for a countdown out of this crisis. At least now, we can look forward (with more than a hint of trepidation) hoping for a bit of luck and a fair wind with the vaccine roll out. I don’t know what would happen if the vaccine didn’t work ...
Well, This is all Going to Plan…
I heard a lot of people on the Radio this morning saying that the new strain of Covid-19 is the worst possible news. It’s not though is it? The worst possible news would be if it were vaccine resistant, which, by all accounts, it isn’t. In a way it has done everyone a favour, as it has rid us of the wacky theory of a five-day free for all to wipe out half the population of pensioners. Anyone with common sense knew it was a stupid idea in ...
Forget Fishing, The Deal is all About Standards
I was speaking to a work colleague the other day and he was adamant that British standards wouldn’t change after a No Deal Brexit (If it happens). His theory is that British companies are renown for operating over and above EU regulations with regards to workers rights, the environment and health & safety. What I tried to point out is regulations are not put in place to stop good people operating. They are there to stop crooks producing ...
Is There 5 Billion Planet Earths?
My dad gave me a few copies of the New Scientist when I visited him last week. He told me I would find them interesting, but I wasn’t sure if he was taunting me. I was perpetually ‘worst in class’ when it came to understanding how letters could be numbers, so I was not sure if this would be the mag for me. However, I was pleasantly surprised. It’s got loads of stuff about vaccines, the weather, geography, geology, the lot. It also has a ...