Tigers, flooding, Lehman Brothers, New Scientist, Guangdong, climate change, global warming, goldfish brains
Asian Chemical Connections
The river doesn’t just run black
Billy Connolly, The Climate Group, harmonious society, Den Xiaoping, leftover venison, BP, Dow Chemical
Stop chewing on that now!!!
deadly plastic toys, Ma June, BBC World Service, polluted rivers, poisoned water
Slaves to market frenzy
James Burke, Connections, Google, Atlantic.com, oil prices, financial speculation, attention span
Japan’s corporate hero
manga, Japanese conformism, losing face, Lost Decade
China’s growth conundrum
I couldn’t let today pass without including a picture of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing where the opening ceremony is about to take place. The purpose of this redefined blog is not to look at the short term, though. For expert commentaey on the effects of the Olympics and other macroeconomic factors on the world’s […]
Innovate or lose your job
Continuing my environmental theme, I’ve been musing over building a new training course around helping companies help their employees to think outside the box. This is a tough task in certain companies and cultures. As Benjamin Franklin so wisely said, “insanity is doing the same things over and over, and expecting a different result.” So […]
Why the Doha failure is bad
The failure, and quite possibly the death, of the Doha round of trade negotiations earlier this week could create a very confusing and erratic regulatory landscape for the chemicals industry. This excellent entry in the New Scientist environment blog by Fred Pearce, senior environment correspondent, makes the point that if the world cannot agree on […]
Market mind reading
Regular readers of my blog might have seen last week’s post linking through to the New Scientist article about research into new ways of assessing how markets behave. Prompted by the irrationally steep falls triggered by the credit crisis (or maybe they were reverse – the previous high valuations were based on irrationality, leading to […]
Missing the point
Great that my entry yesterday Work can be the death of you produced a response. But I think the commentator missed the point. Working long hours is not an issue for staff who are properly managed and motivated. The “presenteeism” of some work cultures, though, is surely a major source of concern for the welfare […]
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