In the TED talk I embedded in my last post, R.A. Mashelkar talked about the dignity the Nano car brought to less affluent Indians. He showed the example of entire families who had travelled on a motor scooter, all at … Continue reading
This is a fantastic talk, from TED: Two comments: India making cheaper cars and prosthetic limbs enriches us all: we can buy their cars and prosthetics*. This isn’t a zero-sum game. The faster poor countries get richer, the faster we … Continue reading
Ah well, Molly the Snow Queen is no more. She vanished at the start of the month, so there’s not much prospect of her staggering back, thin and traumatised. She was an exceptionally beautiful Bengal snow leopard, so I suppose … Continue reading
Who do you reckon said this: ”Those people behind the mosque have to respect, have to appreciate and have to defer to the people of New York,” [redacted] was quoted as saying by the magazine, which said the full interview … Continue reading
That most venerable of classical liberal economists, Samuel Brittan, has a very different take on this than you’ll see in the blogosphere or in most Tory-inclined newspapers. Here’s an example: Very near the beginning of his speech introducing the comprehensive … Continue reading
I just watched Christopher and Peter Hitchens debating religions and Iraq. Nice as Peter is as a man, his debating points are frequently deeply peculiar. For example, he is someone who talks of the Iraq War – a war that … Continue reading
Andy Russell made a suggestion: I was having a discussion in the comments on this blog recently about science funding. Amongst other things, a theory cropped up that to get funded research proposals must include some link, however desperate, with … Continue reading
Would it seem odd that people can make sure a government stays within its constitutional limits. Marbury wrote: In a federal court, the poisoner got six years, having been prosecuted under a law aimed at chemical weapons terrorism. She’s appealing … Continue reading
How many UK bloggers would not have spent the odd month in jail, if they were subject to this: After being kept in a cell and then placed on bail he was ordered to appear in court on December 3 … Continue reading
One of those birthdays that ends in a zero, a few days abroad, lots of work. That’s what I’ve been doing on my hols. But, since someone is still wrong on the internet, I think I’ll resume.