Monthly Archives: September 2023

What I Read In September

Posted on 30 September 2023 by Henry Gee

Andrew Smith: Moon Dust I was no more than seven years old, but I can still remember the towering model of a Saturn V rocket in my bedroom. I can still remember, like it was yesterday, or even earlier today, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New Scientist Live and Other Talks

Posted on 30 September 2023 by Athene Donald

It’s the start of a new term in Cambridge and this weekend the streets around the city will be full of nervous looking parents trying to find somewhere to park to unpack their anxious looking children. (One of the many … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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And Now, From Norwich

Posted on 16 September 2023 by Henry Gee

Someone (probably the notoriously acerbic conductor Sir Thomas Beecham) said that one should try anything except incest and morris dancing. The latter was certainly in evidence in Norwich earlier today (please, no jokes about what’s Normal for No… Continue reading →

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Kenya: Where the Wild Things Are

Posted on 3 September 2023 by Stephen

Everyone we knew who had been on safari told us they’d had such an amazing experience that I was worried our expectations for our trip to Kenya were being set too high. I needn’t have been concerned. For six days … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Educational Disadvantage

Posted on 1 September 2023 by Athene Donald

With many schools in England apparently in danger of crumbling around or upon pupils, the start of the new school year offers the potential, once again, of being disrupted for thousands of pupils. Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, generati… Continue reading →

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