In my August post, I commented on the importance of gaining a ‘feel’ for one’s individual carbon footprint. This post is a case in point. Recently, we had one of the coldest August Bank Holidays recorded in the UK. A friend commented that she had put on the heating in her home. Separately, during a…

In his book “Religion for Atheists”, the philosopher Alain de Botton outlined the following paradox about education: despite the importance that secular society attaches to it, the education we receive is largely irrelevant to our lives. It fails to teach us wisdom, or provide much guidance on how to be happy and fulfilled. Hence his…