Archive for April, 2015
My 6th short story: “A Friend Indeed”
April 17th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
If you could go back in time and meet yourself as a child, what advice would you give to that youngster? That was the thought behind my sixth short story. You can read “A Friend Indeed” here.
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Third anniversary of the #EverydaySexism project
April 16th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
The Everyday Sexism Project, an online campaign highlighting sexism across the world, is three years old today. It is on course to hit 100,000 entries this week, showing just how prevalent sexism still is. As a man, I can’t claim always to have been totally blameless on this course but, like any caring male, I […]
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Why is chocolate so delicious?
April 15th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
It’s all to do with chemistry – as you’ll see from this article.
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Why are we running out of chocolate?
April 15th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
It’s all to do with supply and demand and those Chinese – as explained in this article.
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British general election (9): why are the polls all over the place?
April 14th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
The latest Guardian/ICM survey (a phone poll) has the Conservatives ahead by six points. Meanwhile, a YouGov poll (an internet survey) for the Sun published on Sunday night showed a three-point Labour lead. A series of internet polls last week had Labour’s lead ranging from three to six points. But a ComRes phone poll released […]
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Which are the world’s most religious countries?
April 13th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
The UK is among the least religious countries in the world, according to a new survey. In a global ranking of 65 countries, the UK came six places from last, with 30% of the population calling themselves religious. While 53% of people said they were not religious, only 13% said they were a convinced atheist […]
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U.S. presidential election (6): the man behind Hillary Clinton’s campaign
April 12th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Later today, Hillary Clinton will announce her long-expected bid to become the next US President. She was a good Secretary of State and I have reviewed here her account of that time in her memoirs “Hard Choices”. I think that she would make a fine President, but she has to win the Democratic nomination first […]
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My 5th short story: “Six Degrees Of Separation”
April 10th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
For my next short story, i decided to try something different. So we have six mini stories, each involving a different character in a different country but connected in a way that shows how our world today is full of links. The piece is called “Six Degree Of Separation” and you can read it here.
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U.S. presidential election (5): how many will actually seek their party’s nomination?
April 8th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
This week, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky officially declared himself a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. Paul becomes the second Republican to enter the 2016 campaign, following his colleague in the Senate, Ted Cruz of Texas. But, as an article in the “New York Times” puts it: “It will not remain a small field […]
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Is it best to take notes by hand or electronically?
April 7th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
According to this article, a study suggests that students who use a laptop to take lecture notes do not learn as well as those who make handwritten notes. I’m not so sure about this. At every meeting, conference and lecture I attend, I take notes on my iPad. I believe that there are the following […]
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