Monthly Archives: July 2018

Do you remember?

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Quentin

We need a little discipline for this week’s question. Before you read another word pause and think of your very earliest memories. It might be sitting in a room when something relatively dramatic occurred, or really something quite minor which … Continue reading →

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The beginning of a person

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Quentin

You may remember that on my posting of 31 May (The Control of Life) I included “But one theory, albeit controversial, may have strength. In the very early days, it is argued, the conceptus does not yet constitute an individual. … Continue reading →

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#METOO and evolution

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Quentin

#METOO has caused a great fuss on the press and in social news. But its profile has been overtaken by new issues. It will come back with the next scandal. But in the brief break we may allow ourselves to … Continue reading →

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I’ll solve your problem

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Quentin

Looking at a long life I sometimes try to recall incidents or discoveries which I took to heart, and have continued to benefit from since then. The first one which occurs to me is when I learnt how to listen. … Continue reading →

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