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An Antidote to Political Correctness in Schools – WALK!

17th June 2021 Patrick Barron 0

We’ve all heard about the newest insult to our lives and our children. I refer, of course, to the growing adoption of “Critical Race Theory” as part of public school curriculum. Why should we be [more…]

An abridged history of the atomic model

19th June 2017 0

Towards the end of the 19th century, scientists were considering the structure of the atom. The atom was deemed to be a tiny piece of matter which helped answer questions regarding spectroscopy. Spectroscopy being the [more...]
The Unseen Path – Part Twelve

3rd February 2018 0

The walk was just what she needed, invigorating in the Spring sunshine among the reams of wild flowers lining the track sides and field fringes, helping to clear her head. The climate was more like [more...]
A Question

16th June 2018 0

all my life I have been thinking “You know, there is something here that doesn’t quite add up” I examined myself. “Could it be that I am ill ? Nobody else seems to think there [more...]
The Basel Problem

14th January 2019 0

One sometimes gets very interesting results when one turns divergent sums upside down. The Basel problem was asked by Pietro Mengoli in . He asked what is the exact summation of the reciprocals of the [more...]
Postcard from Lille, Part 19

15th June 2019 0

I can’t understand why people are rude to the staff. I was always getting told off for being kind, or even just polite, to the maids and servants, or ‘helpers’ as they were often known. I was hissed at for always saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. Enquiring politely about their families was frowned upon and helping them with their chores got the second greatest insult [more...]