The Thin End

Ray Noble

A journey of discovery of what makes us who we are and the choices we make through topical issues

  1. 11/05/2021

    Learning from the Wood Mouse (repeat)

    One of the problems for humans and the planet is that we have isolated ourselves from our ecosystem. Yet,  our activity impacts the global climate and habitats. For example, unlike Apodemus sylvaticus, we destroy more of our forests than we plant. In addition, we deplete the world's freshwater with our increasing demand for crops and our unregulated world trade.  Is this the best we can do with our 'intelligence'? Or have we much to learn from the wood mouse?

  2. 10/29/2021

    Ecological Intelligence - from ants to birds and plants

    All life demonstrates ecological intelligence, an ability to solve problems as groups or as ecological systems.  This is seen in the behaviour of birds migrating, ants foraging and plants growing and spreading their seed.  Life is on the move, a continuous and directed motion.

  3. 07/23/2018

    Weekly Magazine Episode 2 Bad growth pollutes the planet

    The Thin End considers how growth has become a political mantra and how bad trade pollutes the planet and fuels climate change, and the suggestion that there should be carbon taxes.

  4. 07/16/2018

    The Thin End Weekly Magazine Episode 1

    A weekly round up of news and views on topical issues appearing in The Thin End Magazine.  This week:  Invasive Rabbits and Hares, pesticides and hummingbirds, Invasive mosquitos, abortion law reform in the UK, and controversl new blood pressure guidelines.

  5. 06/28/2018

    Brexit won't save the planet

    Brexit isn't an ideal.  It might break the cosy economic and political illusion that all growth and trade is good.  But there is little thinking behind it.  It won't lead to better trade.  It won't save our planet.

  6. 06/20/2018

    Learning from the Wood Mouse

    One of the problems for humans, and for the planet, is that we have isolated ourselves from our ecosystem. Yet,  our activity impacts on the global climate and on habitats.  Unlike  Apodemus sylvaticus, we destroy more of our forests than we plant, and we deplete the worlds fresh water with our increasing demand for crops and our unregulated world trade.  Is this really the best we can do with our 'intelligence'? Or have we much to learn from the wood mouse?

  7. 06/01/2018

    The NHS Saved My Life

    Ray Noble tells how the NHS saved his life and considers the benefits of the British National Health Serivice.  He argues why markets alone are insufficient to meet needs.  The NHS is already being adversely affected by Brexit with worstenng staff shortages leading to delays and longer waiting lists. The NHS has been starved of adequate finding, and public service provision has been blighted by an eroneous faith in markets as a miraculous solution to meeting needs.

  8. 01/25/2018

    Why I can't be cloned

    With news of monkeys being cloned in a Chinese laboratory, Ray Noble considers whether it is possible to clone a given human being.

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A journey of discovery of what makes us who we are and the choices we make through topical issues

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  • Creator
    Ray Noble
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2021
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    The Thin End