Probably the thing that is most worried about is money, or lack of it, but what is this stuff we call money? Early man used barter to exchange anything that they had in excess for other goods that they required. The problem with barter is that you need to find…
Archive: February 2019
What’s the difference between a potential bankrupt and a potential multi-millionaire?
Surprise, surprise! No difference at all!…
How to make your dreams come true
First off, you’ve got to have a dream and that can be the most difficult part. Why? Because few people can dream the impossible dream! Most of us think “I’d love to do ……” or “I’d love to be ……”, “but I can’t because ……”…
Grow old cynically or pragmatically
It seems that as we grow older, we go one of two ways. We either become increasingly cynical or increasingly pragmatic. Which will you choose?…
Bits, bytes and binary
Ever wonder what a byte is? It’s eight bits. So what is a bit?…
Did you have a teddy bear?
One Friday evening my wife, Helen, and I were talking about our childhood. She asked me what my teddy bear was like. That simple question lead to a mindblowing experience.
What is this thing called a brain?
I always think of the brain as front, middle and back and also left and right. Its a gross oversimplification, but very useful if you want to make friends with your brain and get it to work best for you.
What is this thing called language?
Language. “The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. (Oxford Dictionary)”. Yes, but what is it really all about?…
What is this thing called Mathematics?
I love maths, but I don’t understand what it is. Now how crazy is that?…
Catching flies
My mum was an expert at catching flies and she taught me how to do it. It’s usually a two hand job, but once you know the trick a single hander will also often work. If nothing else, it’s a good party trick.
What happened to the “be” in the verb “to be”?
Imagine that you were learning English for the first time. You would struggle with the verb “to be”…