Author: tyfairclough

AVIF are now holding Skypecasts, Skype’s version of Q&A sessions regarding volunteering. Next Cast is at 19:00 UT for 1 hour,hosted by Alison Lowndes, if I can tear myself away from playing backgammon with my brother on the new Skype 3.0 !!

Volunteer work In Kenya – By Annabel Laister I decided to come to Kenya in April 2006, I saw AVIF advertised on the Internet and was able to find the money to fund myself to get out to Nairobi for the 27th July 2006.  Matt, Kirsty, Kelly and I have chosen Nakuru and LDK as our…

From The Edge’s “Reasons to be Cheerful“, asking 160 scientists and intellectuals for their thoughts :ALUN ANDERSONSenior Consultant (and Former Editor-In-Chief and Publishing Director), New ScientistThe Sunlight-Powered Future I’m optimistic about…a pair of very big numbers. The first is 4.5 x 10ˆ20 (4,500,000,000,000,000,000,000). That is the current world annual energy use, measured in joules. It…

Wormholes in Wonderland 24 December 1994 From New Scientist Print Edition. Subscribe and get 4 free issues. THE NORTH POLE, A DECEMBER SOMEWHERE NEAR YOU: “My customer base has gone up fivefold in less than a century,” Father Christmas explained to his assembled subordinates. “If it wasn’t for the new X/MAS ultra-paragigaprocessor, I’d never be…

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! From all at AVIF. <DIV A Christmas card should be for Christmas and not for life.Most of the 1 billion cards thrown away every year will still be in rubbish tips 30 years from now. Do something special for the environment this Christmas – send an…