The whole world is having to stay indoors and practice social distancing. It’s been about 2 weeks now for us in the UK since this outbreak started to spread and I think that unfortunately, things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. I’m personally looking at 3 months, however, hopefully, it…
Meet the waxworm, a plastic-eating caterpillar that could solve our waste problem These ‘plastivores’ could help to reduce the volume of plastic in landfills. Since the mid-20th Century, plastic production has increased exponentially, and the resulting pollution has become a global environmental issue. Little by little, we are replacing plastics with more environmentally friendly…
…in a very important sense, the term “social distancing” is inaccurate. Think of it as physical, not social distancing. What we need to do is separate ourselves physically. Specifically, we need to interact from two metres away or via the Internet or phone lines. But that doesn’t mean you can’t be social. If anything, we…
Proviso – I’m not lonely. However, in England, almost 4 million people feel lonely. They could fill Wembley Stadium 44 times. We live in a world where we are connected with a device that fits in the palm of our hand, we’re a phone call away or a message from any corner of the…
I often smile when I’m sat on a bus looking out of the window and noticing how doing just that one small thing can put me in a better frame of mind. It’s amazing how our minds and bodies work. And I’ll be back to finish off this post… Just under 10 months later and…
‘m looking forward to what I’m going to do…I start a new role with CPFT very soon and in doing so I’ll be brightening up people’s lives and contributing to a great cause. I’ll run these projects alongside the PINCH magazine editing that I do for CGL and then I’ll be contributing to two great…
The Moon is abundant in natural resources. But what would happen if we went there and extracted them? By Stuart Clark 29th January, 2020 at 08:00 Thanks to our exploration of the Moon over the past decades, we now know that it is a potentially huge repository of natural wealth. For a start, there appears to…
People also ask What percent of assumptions are wrong? What does making assumptions mean? What are the dangers of making an assumption? How do you not assume? What percent of assumptions are wrong? According to research conducted by Harvard, 70% of all our assumptions are wrong. Case Western University’s recent research tells us that up…
It’s a remedy alright! Mindfulness Meditation is simply a formal practice for learning how to pay attention without thinking. While it was originally formulated as a part of various Eastern religious and spiritual practices, most modern forms of Mindfulness Meditation don’t have any spiritual component. Arguably the most basic Mindfulness Meditation exercise involves paying attention…