Now I’m of an age where I can remember setting out on a car journey with just a map and a good idea of how to get there. No satnav, no mobile phone and in […]
Tag: predicting the future
Fortitude – a lesson from the canal builders
At the weekend I was lucky enough to be invited to spend a few days on a narrow boat belonging to friends. Despite the weather’s attempts to put a damper on things a great time […]
The universe – 15 mind boggling facts
I have a dictionary that I was given at Christmas when I was eleven and in my first year at secondary school. On the blank opening page I wrote my name and address. After the […]
Politics, the future and science fiction
In the UK right now we are in the middle of election fever, or I guess for most of us election overload, to the point where you feel like shouting, please can we just vote […]
Why we need space exploration
I know I’ve touched on this subject before and as a science fiction writer you might say I have a vested interest in extoling the view that, yes, the human race needs space exploration. Now […]