Monthly Archives: January 2025

The things that last

Posted on 3rd January 2025 by Ian

A suggested video on a social media site was of a yellow-fronted diesel locomotive approaching a railway station.  The briefest of searches would have produced thousands of such images from lines the length and breadth of Britain. Is there any … Continue reading →

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Unexpected intelligence

Posted on 1st January 2025 by Ian

Perhaps it was the discovery that bees could count up to four that made me think about intelligence in the natural world. A friend still doubts the studies of Queen Mary University, London that shows the mathematical ability of bees, … Continue reading →

Posted in The stuff of daily life | 4 Comments