July 2022

A new study suggests that reducing energy demand is a cheap, reliable strategy to fight climate change   Dramatic yet feasible changes to industry, technology, and society could enable people in the UK to cut their energy use in half by 2050, according to a new study. And rather than feeling deprived by the effort […]

If you live in New York and a dead fish arrives on your doorstep, your first instinct is to think of The Godfather and to assume that someone you haven’t heard from in a while must have been rubbed out. But recently, when not one but two dead fish arrived at my apartment building several blocks south of Don Corleone’s […]

What are the World’s Biggest Rice Producers? Visualizing The World’s Biggest Rice Producers It’s hard to overstate the importance of rice to the world. As a staple food, over half of the global population depends on the crop as a major part of their diet. In fact, rice is considered a vital part of nutrition in much […]

UK power generation in 2020: Renewables up to 43% Solar contributed 28% of the U.K.’s total renewable energy generation, which was dominated by wind power. The proportion of fossil fuels in the energy mix fell to a record low last year, at 37.7%. The U.K. consumed less energy, generated more renewable electricity, and had long […]

Extreme weather: What is it and how is it connected to climate change? People around the globe are experiencing dramatic heatwaves, deadly floods and wildfires as a result of climate change. The UK and parts of Europe have seen temperatures of above 40C this month, leading to transport disruption and water shortages. Emissions caused by […]

Climate disasters will strain our mental health system. It’s time to adapt. 20th July 2022  Britain experienced record breaking temperatures (42 degrees) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62232654 The resonances were eerie as Hurricane Ida, a Category 4 storm, broached Louisiana’s coast on August 29, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the same area. “It’s very painful to think about another […]

Tokyo has two very important statistics to it’s name.  Firstly, Tokyo is the largest city in the world. Secondly, it is the safest city in the world to live in.  Two statistics that make the shooting of Shinzo Abe the more shocking. 1). How easy is it to own a gun in Japan?  Japan has […]

Charles Edward Anderson (aka Chuck Berry) https://www.biography.com/musician/chuck-berry Chuck Berry was one of the most influential rock ‘n’ roll performers in music history. He’s known for songs including “Maybellene” and “Johnny B. Goode.” Who Was Chuck Berry? Considered by many as the “father of rock ‘n’ roll,” Chuck Berry had early exposure to music at school […]

Marketing is often an afterthought for many indie authors. After spending months or even years writing and editing your book, creating a successful book promotion and launch can seem like an exhausting hurdle. But learning how to market your kindle book is a vital step in the kindle publishing process. By posting book reviews on […]

A non-fungible token (NFT) is a financial security consisting of digital data stored in a blockchain, a form of distributed ledger. The ownership of an NFT is recorded in the blockchain, and can be transferred by the owner, allowing NFTs to be sold and traded. WHAT IS AN NFT? WHAT DOES NFT STAND FOR? Non-fungible […]

WHAT IS EMPATHY? Empathy is the ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person’s situation   In the video game Path Out, the main character, Abdullah, is a 17-year-old Muslim youth lost in the forests of northern Syria during his country’s civil war. The game player must help him flee, dodging land mines and gunfire […]