Why people do what they do
Sometimes, it is difficult to explain or rationalise the behaviour of someone, a bit like footballer Eric Cantona’s ‘kung fu’ moment when...
Western Thinking – apart from that we’re alright!
To call it ‘Western Thinking’ is in some ways to simplify it. There is arguably no such thing as indigenous western thinking per se but...
We all have an excuse - we’re a product of our ancestors!
In the last blog I was trying to convey the central message that there are certain things to explain why we are the way we are, and also,...
We are who we are and we are where we are because….
In a previous blogI started by saying humans are a funny bunch and not in a funny ha, ha kind of way! We are who we are sounds a bit...
Things we need to deal with
Just watch any edition of the news and you’ll find a shit load of things we need to deal with. We live in a world where we are...
The importance of having a scientific mind
If you have been good enough so far to have made your way through my musings on each blog, you will have got a sense so far for how much...
The Future – Coronavirus decided it could no longer wait on humans!
Ahhhhh, The Future, The Future, The Future! My one bold prediction is that it’s coming. Ok, on a more serious note, I think the mistake...
Social Interaction and Influence – we are more powerful than we think, regrettably!
We exert more influence socially than we realise, and vice versa. However, we’re not quite aware of how much influence we actually do...
Religion – I miss talking about it!
Obviously, it’s difficult to be from Northern Ireland and not discuss religion especially after writing about political identity but I...
Political Identity – straight back after this break!
Initially I struggled with the title of this blog – just plain old Politics or as it is now reads, or come up with something more akin to...
