Humanity slides into the red today and begins racking up an ecological overdraft driven by unsustainable exploitation of the world’s resources, according to a report by the sustainable development organisation Global Footprint Network. In little more than nine months, humans have used up all that nature can replenish in one year, and for the rest [...]
If you’re feeling depressed (eg about the cynicism of politicians), watch these short videos. Free Hugs Campaign and then Inspiring Story – Free Hugs Campaign, Sydney As it happens, the BBC has a story about the demise of the larrikin in Australian culture.
Briefly following up on the last post, A Brain Cell is the Same as the Universe: The New Size of Our World This is a graphic representation of how small our beautiful earth really is. I wrote this in the title poem of my last book, Dialogue in Fading Light: Our sun is many times [...]
That a brain cell structure might reflect the structure of the Universe isn’t at all surprising, stunning though the comparison is, when you think that a daisy, a snail shell, a ram’s horn and a spiral nebula all conform to the Fibonacci Series. You can see the pictures here – A Brain Cell is the [...]