by Richard | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
WARNING THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS As you may know, a new film has arrived on the market, based on the book Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. When I exited the cinema, my head was spinning from the amazing scenes, thinking about how it would work in real life, and,...
by Richard | Mar 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
You might think that we would be walking with dinosaurs if the famous Chicxulub Impactor never hit. That we would be having pet raptors, and we’d be walking to school with T. rexes. However, I am sorry to disappoint any dino lovers out there – if the asteroid...
by Richard | Feb 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
I am going to start this article with a little question: what do these 3 chemicals have in common — methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, enzymatically hydrolysed carboxy methyl cellulose and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monopalmitate? As the title may suggest, these are food...
by Richard | Jan 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
The date 1453 marked a highly significant event: the fall of the final area of land possessed by the Roman Empire (Constantinople). However, its decline had begun more than 1500 years before this drastic event happened. So it is only natural to ask the question: What...
by Richard | Dec 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
My previous article explored the question ‘What would happen if pathogens evolved intelligence?’. This article is a ‘sequel’ to that one, extending it and developing it further. This article, however, covers a deeper and more philosophical question: Can intelligence...
