Natural economics ~ have we invested badly?
It’s unusual to get to the end of the day at the moment, without hearing the word ‘recession’ (look there I go mentioning it again!). But these cycles are to be expected as they are a completely...
View ArticleReflecting on the power of individual choice…
In the great seasonal cycle of the year, Winter; when there is little for us to do outside, is the time that nature has offered us for reflection. Yet instead, our artificially-created busyness keeps...
View ArticleClear the clutter!
Our clutter… It’s traditionally the time of year again to give our homes a good ‘Spring clean’. I guess back in ‘the old days’, warmth was too precious to be opening doors until it was warm enough...
View ArticleWhere are the straight lines in nature?
If I were to ask you the question: “What is the quickest way to get from A to B?” A . . B What would you answer? The most common response is of course “a straight line” and we...
View ArticlePatterns ~ blueprints for life
Patterns abound in nature, and yes we often see beauty in those places, but our ability to recognise patterns is actually vital to our survival. Imagine if you will… What if we couldn’t recognise the...
View ArticleGetting into good shape!
So having looked at the functionality of different patterns, how might we go about using this knowledge to design truly sustainable ways of living? Well, looking at both excellent and poor examples of...
View ArticleEntropy ~ the law that needs balancing…
Entropy is commonly defined as; ‘A measure of disorder or randomness. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.’ As a physics undergraduate student, this never made sense to me. If...
View ArticlePeak potential
Having just put another couple of logs on the fire on this chilly night, I am once again reminded of our total reliance upon winter warmth. As I mentioned before, we’ve developed an adapted hibernation...
View ArticleHow to (begin to) repair the world
Perhaps only one piece of the puzzle, but still nice to see Stephen Fry adding his voice to a nice little video by WeForest… And mentioning the word ‘permaculture’!
View ArticleWe are surrounded by genius…
Janine Benyus introduces the science of Biomimicry; using nature as our inspiration for creating new technologies. This gives me so much hope for our collective future and fits so beautifully into the...
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