How do we stop the coronavirus?

How do we stop the coronavirus?

Each year the World Health Organisation updates the list of diseases that could cause pandemics. This list includes fevers like Ebola, Marburg, and Lassa; encephalitic viruses like MERS, SARS, and Nipah. It includes vector-borne diseases like Rift Valley fever, and...
Removing the biggest polluter of all

Removing the biggest polluter of all

We are nation of carnivores. Nine out of 10 British households regularly buy red meat. And most of us eat meat at least twice a week. I like to eat meat myself, especially steak, especially if it’s rare and drowned in garlic butter. Health allowing, red meat will...
How do we stop bushfires from spreading everywhere?

How do we stop bushfires from spreading everywhere?

Over the last month, we’ve watched as devastating fires have spread across Eastern Australia: with 5 million hectares of land scorched by bushfires and yellow smog invading many major cites. The conditions for this crisis have been years in the making. Over the last...
3 Reasons to be optimistic about 2020

3 Reasons to be optimistic about 2020

Last year was a pretty decent year for stocks, all told. The FTSE 100 was up about 12% over the year: the best performance in three years. The AIM market was up 8%. And I think that made it easier to find growth stocks. Several of the shares I wrote about last year...
Why the next great biotech stock is…Fujifilm

Why the next great biotech stock is…Fujifilm

Today’s phone cameras have a series of features that help us to take memorable photographs. We have the zoom function. We have filters to keep us looking fresh. With HDR, we can take repeated exposures and then blend them into a single shot.     The latest...