The Size of Things The Size of ThingsI find it fascinating that very tiny amounts of a chemical can have a massive effect on our bodies. The pills I take…

Enduring to the End There’s been a lot of talk recently about psychological and material challenges because of Covid restrictions. Much hand wringing in the media, anxiety for mental welfare.…

Owning Up When I went to Acklam Hall Grammar School in 1957 I had a headmaster who was steeped in what many people think of as traditional British traditions: stiff-upper-lip,…

Symbols We live in a world of symbols. Traffic lights keep us safe: we know what red or green mean. A policeman’s uniform is a more complex symbol, a flag…

Fugitive Memory Forgetting comes easier as I get older, in fact it often comes whether I like it or not. Some of you have yet to reach this challenge. But…

CROWDS I don’t like crowds. Never have. Don’t like big cities. I avoid walking in crowded town centres. London is anathema for me. Never been comfortable at a football match…