I am a climate change skeptic.     I am a scientist and I think skepticism is crucial to the way the scientific method works.  Seek out the key facts – not all the facts just the key ones.  On the basis of these come to a decision.  Then look for any reason to junk

  Short Japanese Surrendering to Tall Americans (thanks to Wikipedia) I have been very interested lately in a branch of economic history that until recently I knew nothing about, but which seems to offer a way of looking at the past that has never crossed my mind before.  And it is surprisingly simple, suspiciously so

I’ve thought that the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece ever since I first saw them at the British Museum.  The display at the museum is fine, but as soon as I saw them in three dimensions I knew it was wrong to keep them.  I can’t explain it logically or make any eloquent

There is a lot of coverage in the media today of the recent report that seems to make clear beyond all doubt that our pre-human ancestors were using fire around a million years ago in Africa.  This is an interesting enough thing to discover in itself, but it has added significance because there is a

  Julian has continued to fascinate people down the ages. He tends to be viewed favourably. In life he must have had a lot of charisma to do many of the things he did. He has left enough of his own writing and there are enough eye witness accounts that you can feel that you

Resting Place of Julian the Apostate (Thanks to Wikipedia) Julian was a scholar who had read widely and could write well.  His tastes were philosophical but the skills he had acquired in the pursuit of truth could be used for more worldly objectives.  So when he invaded Persia he studied the records of Trajan who