Lies, Damn lies and statistics “There are three types of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics” warns Benjamin Disreili or perhaps Mark Twain depending on which source you quote. Irrespective of who you attribute the quote to it remains a timely warning about...
The Global fight to control Corona virus has now been referred to by many as a War. It is easy to understand why. The destruction it has already caused to millions of people is hard to fully fathom or estimate. At the current time, the death toll remains extremely...
What makes some people succeed and others fail ? Some people, we are told are, destined for great things. Not however John Lazarou. His high school teacher told him he was a lost cause and encouraged him to leave school at the earliest opportunity. John...
I am fascinated by people who are willing to step out of their comfort zone to follow their dream. Cairns writer, Elizabeth Martin is one such person. Long before she was a successful writer, she graduated from the University of Melbourne as a doctor. A very...
The study and practice of “happiness” has become an increasingly important focus of philosophical and scientific endevour over recent decades. One of the seminal figures in the scientific study of happiness is Phillip Brickman. His famous...
Long before the Greeks became famous for financial mismanagement, the mono-brow and the island of Lesbos , Greece was considered the cradle of Western Civilisation. It is to the ancient Greeks that we owe a debt of gratitude for our Democracy, the Olympic games...
