Category Archives: technology

Let’s talk about Nitrogen

Posted on 11/03/2023 by Dr Bob Rich

Mike Muntisov was among the most helpful in providing feedback on REAL Human Nature. I have thoroughly reorganised my book in response to his critique. The last section of the book is What Advance Readers Have Said, and, naturally, Mike … Continue reading →

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New writing project: Jolanda’s Kitchen Magic

Posted on 03/12/2022 by Dr Bob Rich

My wife, Jolanda, is a kitchen magician. She has been cooking since 6 years of age, but, being a modest person, denies she has anything worthwhile to teach others. I know better, so have convinced her that her grandkids will … Continue reading →

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Wibbling for George

Posted on 30/11/2022 by Dr Bob Rich

Farcebook’s idiot AI has banned any link pointing to Bobbing Around, so when I want to publicise a post, I ask one of a small number of kind people to host it for me. My friend in Britain, Colin Reynolds, … Continue reading →

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How to save the world, according to George Monbiot

Posted on 25/11/2022 by Dr Bob Rich

George does it again, and inspires me. This great man should receive a Nobel Prize. A major means of humanity’s attack on nature is overfishing. The worst attack on land-based nature is agriculture — we do need to feed those … Continue reading →

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Solar-powered car

Posted on 12/11/2022 by Dr Bob Rich

Yes! On a reasonable day, it can go 112 km (70 miles) just from sunshine. If your area is reasonably sunny, and you don’t drive long distances, you could use your EV without ever needing to charge up the battery. … Continue reading →

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Catching up with me: solar energy from space

Posted on 04/11/2022 by Dr Bob Rich

I wrote Sleeper, Awake at the turn of the century, over 20 years ago. One of the interesting features my witness, Flora Fielding, found in the future was devices way up high that collected solar power and beamed it down … Continue reading →

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Houseboats, anyone?

Posted on 19/10/2022 by Dr Bob Rich

All of eastern Australia is suffering terrible floods. So is Nigeria, and we all know about the recent tragedy of Pakistan. Yes. There are “once in a lifetime” or even “100-year” floods every few months in some places. That’s now. … Continue reading →

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Hope for coral

Posted on 12/10/2022 by Dr Bob Rich

A 1970s invention has enabled teams of wonderful researchers to save, restore and even establish coral reefs. That’s big news, because coral reefs are the breeding grounds of the sea — and places of beauty. This is a far better … Continue reading →

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No, they can’t run away

Posted on 10/09/2022 by Dr Bob Rich

We have all heard about billionaires buying properties where they hope to be safe from the calamity they know is coming; the future their activities caused. And why are Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos so interested in off-Earth ventures? Here … Continue reading →

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Fracking kills children

Posted on 18/08/2022 by Dr Bob Rich

Here is yet another damning item of evidence about the harm of “unconventional” fossil fuel extraction. Kids born near fracking wells have THREE TIMES the probability of developing the most common childhood cancer. And you can be sure, the fracking … Continue reading →

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