It’s Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday in a couple of weeks. No wonder then that there are currently many events in London to commemorate the seminal scientist. The Natural History Museum, for example, is hosting a small exhibition featuring many of his original notebooks, items from the Beagle (the ship that took him to the Galapagos [...]
I’ve always been a sucker for chocolate. No idea whether that has to do with any of its purported aphrodisiac, anti-depressant or stimulant qualities. I just know that I’ve always immensely enjoyed it and have often eaten quite a lot more than is really sensible or healthy.
A few minutes ago, I decided to put aside the book The Great Cholesterol Con by Malcolm Kendrick. Actually, I was given the Dutch translation (EAN 9789085711711) to read. Google will give you a long list of bookreviews and bloggers praising the book by “Dr. Kendrick,” but the website of THe International Cholesterol Sceptics (THINCS) [...]
The modern interpretation of the word “terrorism” confuses me sometimes. It seems that nowadays, terrorism is considered an action against the actual victims of violence. This used to be called (mass)murder. “Terrorism” is the “-ism” involving “terror,” but I may – as usual – be oversimplifying things or overly conservative with regards to etymology. In [...]
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