All lives matter. It should never have been anything else.  But we have in our world – in some places more than others – an ugly attitude called racism.  The burning issue today is captured by the slogan Black Lives Matter.  Racism lurks around many corners, mainly to the detriment of black people. Fools rush…

I recently started reading a novel by a highly rated writer – as a matter of courtesy I shouldn’t mention the name – with a warm sense of anticipation, having read her two previous stories. And then I went off the boil. Simply because the setting for the novel was England in the very early…

The two aspects of human behaviour, captured in the title, appear to be complete opposites. But there are many times when they reflect the same extreme of human emotion.  In fact, this and the article two weeks ago, cover both. And common to both is the writer’s deep concern regarding the degree of danger and…

Bill Gates was not the first US Dollar multi-billionaire in the world. But his predecessors didn’t generate anywhere near the same degree of public recognition.  He has also been a very generous man in donating substantial funds for good causes across the world. Bill has now made a rather surprising public prediction. He thinks that…

We will, in due course, see artificial intelligence in use throughout human society. In China AI development is booming with that country  planning to spend US$ one trillion to lead the world in advanced technology. What we have to hope for, and I talk as a layperson reaching out to laypeople (I woke up today…

Good Folk, I am learning. A bit late to start, you might suggest. But that’s if you already know me and are aware that I”m in that zone of age where people start to show you a bit of respect. That was “you”and not “me.” I jest. Something I will enjoy doing as I get…