To celebrate a new 'freefrom' year here is a brief run down of where 'freefrom' came from and where I think it could be going. Originally put together for a group of industry innovators at Food Matters Live in November, I thought it might be a positive way to start 2016! A …
I’ve got a stat for you by Andrew Edwards
If you want to understand how autistic people think, don't read books about them, read books by them. My first, and totally eye-opening experience was when we were investigating the use of the gluten and casein-free diet for autistic spectrum disorders and I read 'Freaks, …
Do not believe everything you read….
I am sure this is an unnecessary warning as I am sure that you are all far too canny to be taken in but, just in case someone was not paying attention..... During the Christmas Eve clear out of my desk (and how satisfactory was that!!!) I unearthed a print out I had been sent …
What electronic media can do to your brain – and to the rest of you!
Our brains are the most adaptive organs in our bodies so constant repetition will change the way that they work. And that constant repetition applies not only to learning to play an instrument but to playing computer games. The difference is that each interaction we get from …
Google’s Loon project – and further musings on electromagnetic sensitivity
One of the more Star Wars-y projects gathering pace in 2016 must be the Google Loon project – an attempt to encircle the southern hemisphere with a ring of high flying balloons. Using 4G, the balloons will beam internet access down to those living in remote regions below who …