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The Magi and the Magic of Celestial Bodies.
Kenya. December 26, 2022
Yesterday was Christmas day. You wouldn’t think I would need to say that but in our family it always causes...
Dr. Mark Nicholson
7 min read


How do we know what to eat?
We’re coming to the end of mushroom season here in the UK. My most recent find was Lepista nuda, commonly known as blewits...
Eric Boa
5 min read


Scottish Island Life – The Way Forward?
There is a common view of what goes on in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and it is perhaps epitomised in this photograph...
Stoker
6 min read


"My country is wherever I am well off". Why Cicero was right and Horace wrong
July and August have been great months for sport: athletics, golf, soccer and tennis especially. In one of his...
Dr. Mark Nicholson
6 min read


The Men Who Knew Everything
“But Vincent, you know everything”. My colleague was taken aback to find there was indeed a serious gap in my collection of mental trivia.
Vincent Guy
7 min read
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