In January 2020 we thought the new variant coronavirus could be serious. There had been similar respiratory tract infections which spread from South East Asia in 2003, 2009 and 2012, and were only stopped by strict quarantine. This outbreak looked…
Our planet cannot afford to loose any more of its natural environment. In 2015 the United Nations published a set of Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. They…
It is the duty of every employer to: Secure the health, safety and welfare of persons at work;Protect persons who are not at work from risks to their health and safety arising from work activities. UK Health and Safety at…
In 2012 my local hospital Bradford Royal Infirmary installed a Da Vinci Robotic Surgery system. According to a 2014 article in the local paper (Bradford Telegraph & Argus) the robot ... translates hand movements of the surgeon into precise movements…
If a computer system is not meeting its intended goals after 3 years it should be scrapped and replaced because there must be something better (and cheaper) available. The Post Office's Horizon computer system has been malfunctioning since it went…
My house is a back-to-back, the only way out is through the kitchen (which is not ideal). When we replaced the front door I wanted to be able to open the front door in an emergency without a key, but…
Could heat pumps be the answer to global warming? It has just been announced that 2016 was the hottest year on record and the average temperature has risen for the past 3 years. We are now very close to reaching…
For just over 300 years (until the implementation of the Measuring Instruments Directive on 1-Nov-2006) beer glasses in Britain were marked with a "Crown" to show they contain exactly 1 Pint. Perhaps an effect of our vote to leave the…
How do we respond to awkward questions? Do we ignore them and hope they will go away, give a random answer that does not make sense, or try to find the solution to the problem. Young children can drive us…
