I mentioned homelessness yesterday and the need to build more 'affordable' houses.  Turns out the ol' Alma Mater has been researching something along those lines.  You may, Dear Reader, have watched the series Grand Designs, where people built homes of their dreams, some of which are as eco-friendly and Green as they can possibly be.  At least one ( Read more... )

Sci-Fi - Azimov to Wells

I've read Isaac Azimov's "I, Robot", finally!  Interesting range of ideas presented, & intelligent discussion of possible conflicts & other situations arising from the "Three Laws of Robotics".  But then, I've found that Sci-Fi written around the fifties (Azimov, Robert Heinlein, the guy who wrote "White Mars") tends to ( Read more... )