Sunday, October 31, 2021

Perdido Street Station is not your every day fantasy novel

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I have read and enjoyed several of China Miéville's books, but never one quite like Perdido Street Station . It is a 700-page fantasy to...

Why Pfizer's vaccine for kids will be different from the adult vaccine

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The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for kids between the ages of 5 and 11, which is about to be approved in the US, Canada and elsewhere, will not b...
Saturday, October 30, 2021

Another Toronto hospital changes its name

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As another Toronto hospital changes its name, you have to stop and think where all this is leading. Bridgepoint Hospital, built in 2013 and ...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

Should doors open inwards or outwards?

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We had a bit of a discussion today on whether doors should open inwards or outwards. Ah, the level of our conversations. Deep, indeed. I hav...

Carbon dioxide continues to climb, even during the pandemic

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Back in the early days of the pandemic, in what feels now almost like another lifetime, there was a frisson of excitement over global carbon...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

What does "fulsome" really mean?

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"Fulsome" is one of those words that politicians like to use a lot. A "fulsome apology", "fulsome praise", ...
Monday, October 25, 2021

Who will pay for Egypt's new capital city megaproject?

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I had no idea, but Egypt is well underway in building a whole new capital city , about 45 km due east from the chaos, pollution and overcrow...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Solar panels a thousand times more efficient?

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I have a roof full of solar panels, and they are great, but they don't supply enough power for our daily electrical needs (about half, a...