Across the globe, many societies are arguably experiencing a higher standard of living than at any time in human civilisation. Thanks, in part to greater accessibility to clean water, reduction in infectious diseases and provision of health care. However, despite these advances, poverty still exists and while there are higher rates in developing nations, the developed […]
Penned from the crooked
timber of humanity
Further Acts
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Forty-Three Seconds to Hiroshima
Introduction The uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, is frequently described as the “simple” atomic bomb. Nearly… Read More →
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Operation Crossroads, Part VII
Crossroads Baker, showing the white surface “crack” under the ships, and the top of the hollow spray column. Read More →
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From Little Boy to Peacekeeper
Introduction On July 1, 1946, less than a year after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a B-29 bomber… Read More →
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Power: A Radical View
Power: A Radical View began its surprisingly long life as a very short book (now the first chapter of this one) in 1974… Read More →