Now that we are into an era of austerity — at least in Europe and at least for a number of years — what is the future for CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)? This huge circular particle accelerator running for miles under the boundary between France and Switzerland is now due to be moth-balled [...]
Power-grabs occur repeatedly throughout history. They are all motivated by the hunger for status, particularly by the male, but transfers of power express themselves at many different levels. They can be crudely obvious, such as two boxers fighting for a world championship, or they can be subtle, long-term and well-nigh invisible except to the historian [...]
I don’t suppose a galactic observer is watching us. At least, not watching us all the time. After all, there are likely to be billions of planets around the universe capable of sustaining the type of carbon-based life as we know it here on earth. Maybe there’s a cricket-ball circling around and filming us and, [...]