We are still in the early stages of this crisis. Johnson is still on sick leave, and there have been no other changes in the government yet. Most people still have jobs or have been furloughed. Lots … (View Post)

It is not a "cozy catastrophe" for everyone now. Some people are resorting to food banks. By the autumn droves of companies will have gone out of business, taking many jobs with them. How &… (View Post)

The next disaster could easily be a foreseeable economic disaster. The UK and the world generally may soon run out of cash to pay for the coronavirus lockdown measures, (e.g. https://www.bbc.co.uk/ne… (View Post)

Many scientists are having much greater problems. In astronomy many major telescopes are closed as technicians cannot work to maintain them, including at remote sites. Telescopes and probes launched … (View Post)

I have no opinion about the validity of this paper which I have not read, but I can see that its conclusion is controversial. The author Paunio is not very well known. The committees and working grou… (View Post)