Scottish inventor John Logi Barid gave the first demonstration of television 100 years ago this month. He built on the work of others. Russian scientist Constantin Perskyi presented a paper on television at the International World Fair in Paris in 1900, and he is...

The wheel of time turns once more and we find ourselves in another New Year, full of possibilities and, of course, New Year’s resolutions. Though we make these commitments to change and to create new habits, very often we find it hard to see it all the way through. So...

Writing began in Sumer, south-central Iraq, in about 3,400 BCE, and not long afterwards in Egypt. The very first named author in history was Enheduanna, she was the High Priestess of the goddess Inanna in the Sumerian city of Ur, in around 2,200 BCE. Despite this...

It is 30 years since the first Toy Story film was released. It was an immediate hit with audiences, scoring 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and grossing $350 million worldwide. It won one Oscar and was nominated for 3 more. More than that, it was the first computer animated...

Last week I ran a workshop at the Monroe Institute’s Consciousness Unveiled Conference in Padua, Italy. For over 50 years the Monroe Institute has been at the leading-edge of personal consciousness exploration. Their approach uses sound frequencies to entrain the...

24th October is the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations (UN). Forged out of the chaos and destruction of WWII, with the aim of saving future generations from the scourge of war. So what are we to make of this institution today? On the plus side...

Have you ever been a member of a team that functions like clockwork? Where everyone did their own jobs, but at the same time they understood and appreciated what every other team member needed to do and how? When you reach that level of teamwork it seems like you have...

A childhood favourite of mine, The Flintstones is 65 years old this month. A classic cartoon sitcom, set in the ‘stone age’, which is still probably second only to The Simpsons in popularity for this genre. Its success was largely due to the juxtaposition of modern...

A new school year beckons. This week fresh faced children, all neat and well-scrubbed, are being dressed in oversized brand-new uniforms to have their pictures taken by proud parents across the country. My own grandson starts sixth-form college tomorrow. Like many...

The Holy Grail of personal development is how to consistently achieve goals and or how to be consistently happy. There is no real consensus on how to do this, but there have been some notable, standout contributions. The best single summation on this topic is from the...