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APOCALYPSE ROCK
Scientists say a comet exploded over the Earth 13,000 years ago, setting fire to most of the Northern hemisphere. It is said to have wiped out the big mammals and caused a thousand years of climatic cooling, disrupting human development.
The more science looks at ‘near Earth objects’, the more they seem to realize how pulverized Earth has been, and, in geological time, still is. It makes you wonder how there was ever a ‘gap’ in the bombardment to allow our technological evolution.
Maybe the answer can be seen in chance. Somewhere, at some time, such a gap must appear. It is basic math. If I was a religious kind of person, you could almost say it is ordained. Now there’s a thought to keep you going until the next rock.
CAN’T FLATTER YOU, I’M AFRAID
Civility, it seems, is dying. Men will not flatter the opposite sex for fear of causing offence. Women will not accept flattery for they are increasingly likely to suspect the motives behind it …
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DNA AND POLICING
Over 100,000 children who have committed no crime are now on the UK DNA Database. Let’s get this clear. A database for crime detection is now filing away the innocent, just in case they commit one …
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STUPENDOUS SCIENCE
Scientists in New York claim they can boost mental performance by using magnets to promote growth of new neurons in the brain. It’s only been done on mice so far, but they hope it may have an effect on Alzheimer’s sufferers.
Meanwhile astronomer Roger Angel of Arizona has proposed a huge liquid mirror telescope on the Moon. He claims it will allow us to ‘see’ the first stars, right back at the beginning of the universe.
On a more practical level, Nanocomp, a US company, has unveiled a lightweight armour stronger than steel. It is made from carbon nanotubes and is the latest wonder from controversial nano technology research.
Marvellous. But I’ve still got a cold.
WHAT RUBBISH
Why am I constantly having to talk a load of rubbish? Why are UK councils so insistent on penalizing people for throwing away packaging, etc, that is forced on them by business? Why is the onus on recycling placed on average people when business is not forced to change its ridiculous use of packaging …
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
Freedom of information? Don’t make me laugh. I never believed an act guaranteeing freedom of information would work in the UK. British politics has always been secretive. But we had a healthy protest system to give them a reality check if they did wrong …
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© Anthony North, May 2007
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