by Doreen Hosking | 23, Apr, 2026 | Blog
We Need More Curiosity “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvellous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries...
by Doreen Hosking | 15, Apr, 2026 | Blog
Marcus Aurelius said “If we want to live in good times, the solution is easy. Do good things.” The Earth needs us to do that, now more than ever You don’t need me to tell you that our world is in a precarious state. I have been saying that for a while now, but the...
by Doreen Hosking | 8, Apr, 2026 | Blog
“Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.” Patrick Rothfuss Words matter. They can inspire us to action, or reduce us to immobility and despair. Katherine Hayhoe, a much-respected Canadian climate scientist, has said in...
by Doreen Hosking | 23, Mar, 2026 | Blog
How do our choices relate to the climate, and to the mess humanity is in? I have recently begun an online course on the history of the modern world. In the course’s opening statement they described history as a study of: what happened and why did it happen. That Why...
by Doreen Hosking | 9, Mar, 2026 | Blog
We live in very confusing times. The world we inhabit is changing rapidly. Sometimes the goalposts move so rapidly that none of us knows from one day to the next what is happening to us. And yet, there is always more of the same – more war, more inequality, more...
by Doreen Hosking | 21, Feb, 2026 | Blog
How can we produce enough nourishing food for all without destroying the planet’s health? We all have to eat. The fact that there are now 8.3 billion of us on the planet makes that a serious challenge. Unfortunately, the intensive agriculture that we are now...
