I spent the summer in my parents spa gazing into the Southland sky. My mind wondered. I remembered in science class we learned that nothing can be created or destroyed, it just changes its state. If you heat a block …
Every cargo ship has a marking on the side of the hull called the Plimsoll Line. The more cargo you load onto a ship the lower it sits in the water. If the Plimsoll Line is underwater, it means the …
The Plimsoll Line and live animal exports: we won’t get change without persistence Read More
In 1856, brother-in-laws William Procter and James Gamble were in the soap and candle making business. Early every morning they would light fires under big kettles and employees would visit the many slaughterhouses in Cincinnati and collect the leftover animal …
Apple dropped the profitable iPod for the iPhone, Kodak stuck with its knitting Read More
Most people are honest. But almost all honest people cheat when given the chance. At least they cheat by just a little bit. That’s the conclusion from some interesting research by Professor Dan Ariely from Duke University. His team ran …
On boxing day in 2004, a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. It caused a massive tsunami that killed 250,000 people on beaches in thirteen countries. But Mai Khao beach in Thailand suffered no deaths, despite it being …
Nowadays, fixing a broken thing is the expensive option. Throwing it away and buying a new thing is often easier or cheaper. I was reminded of this when my fridge broke down recently. I found being deprived of a splash …
