I write these blogs every week in the hope that someone might get something out of them. In truth, I have no idea how, or even if, they are received. And it occurs to me that using the word “hope” in these circumstances has become how we understand hope today. Someone mentions they are going…
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. As humans we have a tendency to look at our world or our lives and lament the way things were. We look back into our past with affection and wish that things today could be more like the way we remember them. Because the world has changed from…
Two of my kids have just sat their year 12 History exam. It’s fascinating to look at how the actions of humanity have shaped and affected our world. Wars can be traced back to human action, whether it was to increase someone’s empire, enrich a nation or settle a long-held grievance. Similarly, some people live…
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For centuries, the problem of finding out your longitudinal position had baffled the greatest minds. While it was easy to find your latitude through observing the position of the sun during the day or the stars at night, finding your longitude remained elusive. The greatest scientific minds thought that if one method worked for latitude,…