A Michael Broad Blog
Lab-grown meat can be as bad as the real thing in terms of health and climate change. Infographic. by Michael Broad Dr. Marco Springmann of the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University contributed to a recent study examining the environmental and health implications of lab-grown meat. The study, published in Proceedings of the National …
Today, as usual, I was talking to my cat as he sat on my lap while I was in bed. Like all cats he likes to sit on or close to me in bed for the emotional and physical warmth. I looked into his eyes and really saw his face; clearly now. His character …
I have decided to simply publish the infographic without more in this instance as it explains fully the message that I wish to get over. communal walking is not for cats by Michael Broad More: walking
Like me, you might initially be unsure about the location of Turkmenistan. Well, it’s just north of Iran and Afghanistan. It is east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It is described as a country in Central Asia and is largely covered by the Karakum Desert. I might not have …
You probably know that ‘ailurophobia’ is the fear of cats. It is a rare condition but when it does occur it can cause distress for the sufferer and it is worthwhile briefly dipping into one possible cause. Children are likely to regard a cat or kitten as a fluffy, cute creature in the home …
This is a story which reminds us that typically cat poisoners hide in plain sight, in the community where they live, and can even be ‘pillars of the community’. This is an allegation at this stage and therefore nothing is proved in a criminal court of law; a point that needs to be made …
I asked AI (ChatGPT) if they could create a poem in the style of Lord Byron and John Keats about a cat loved by their female caregiver who died a month before her cat. Here is their response. Note: I am referring to the AI computer as if they are human as they act …
Something very predictable is happening with the COP summits. COP stands for “Conference of the Parties”. We are at the 29th (COP29). They are the product of a treaty under the auspices of the UN between many countries which obliges their leaders and team members to attend annually at an agreed location to enter …
