Category Archives: Health

The defeat of cholera

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

New epidemic diseases are always terrifying.1 Cholera arrived in Britain in 1832 when Britain didn’t have a medical-scientific infrastructure to cope. Favoured explanations for cholera were Miasma, (roughly, ‘bad air’), moral turpitude and God’s anger. Victorian Britain’s rationalists looked for … Continue reading →

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The Drug Culture

Posted on December 6, 2018 by

Ray H

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The wisdom of mountaineers

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

“The next time you curse the fact that it’s Monday, just think of it as proof that you made it through another weekend without killing yourself by doing something stupid.” Chris

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Book Review: David Eagleman ~ The Brain: the story of you

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

I bought this as a make weight on the infamous ‘Buy one get one half price’ desk in Waterstones book shop. Unwanted, unloved and abandoned it was on my shelf for quite a few months before I picked it up … Continue reading →

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Fancy banking in the Ukraine?

Posted on October 25, 2018 by

There is a bank in Ukraine that is offering *21%* interest on a checking account. But you must take 10,000 steps a day, tracked by their app, to qualify. Miss one day and you get nothing. I can’t decide if … Continue reading →

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Skywalking in Canada

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

Richard M

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Really good medical advice

Posted on September 13, 2018 by

Peter

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