I’ve been listening to the World Service quite a lot of late and I have to say I’m really taken with one of their programme trails. It’s a poem which poses two ethical conundrums for the listeners to consider before pointing them towards a two-part documentary called ‘Would you kill the big guy?’. It’s not … More Would you kill the big guy?
When it comes to cooking, I subscribe very much to the “George’s Marvellous Medicine” school of culinary creation. I’ve got jars of spices and all sorts around the place and sometimes even I don’t know quite what’s in them. I don’t think this is a good enough reason not to use them, so I have … More Recipe for “Succeasoned Chicken”
So here’s the thing. I love travelling. I love adventures. I love free stuff. I’ve been shortlisted to win a press trip to New York with Virgin Atlantic and it’s now down to a public vote. By tweeting “I vote @radiokate for #vblogger” or suchlike before 1pm Friday 16th April, you would get me a … More Voting conundrum
I’ve just got back from a week in the Mojave desert on Nasa’s Spaceward Bound programme. The idea is that a bunch of teachers and post-grads get the chance to work alongside some top class scientists and feel inspired to follow similar paths, or to inspire the next generation of scientists. We did a whole … More Serene insignificance
I saw a newspaper headline over someone’s shoulder today and it made me feel rather angry. In fact I was sure I must have read it wrong, so I found myself a copy of the paper in question, The Evening Standard, and had a look myself. There it was: I bet they don’t. I bet … More Bananas do not cure HIV
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