Is the year 2012 the end of the World? Some people believe it to be so, because the Mayan calender (1) ends at 2012. This is enough reason for some people to panic. If the Mayan calender stops here, it means the end of the world! In fact, December 2012 just ends the B’ak’tun, a period of time in the Mayan calender, after which starts a new period. And so the calendar goes on and on. It is simply a calender, which measures time...

One can get really confused about the term addiction(1). In the original sense an addict was someone who used psychoactive substances. Alcoholism was once considered a disease and not an addiction. Although in fact it is also an addiction. The term addiction has become much broader now. Today, it seems, everyone is addicted to something. There is the workaholic. Obesity is a form of addiction to food. Gambling is an addiction as well....

Today we know, or should know, that 3 problems are lurking just around the corner, in the not too far future. These problems are: 1. World Population – WP 2. Climate Change – CC 3. Global Debts – GD Some might object, that CC is a scam. And perhaps they are right. But what if it is not a scam? Who is going to take responsibility then? All these CC-deniers? I don’t think so. Their grand children will take the can...

I live in Tel Aviv/Israel, where the sun shines 24/365. Well, almost. Rainy days are rare in Israel the rain extends from October until May. The precipitation peak is from December to February. Mostly it is short torrential rains, after which the sun shines again. Constant, for some days, clouds in which the sun is not to be seen are seldom. An interesting point is that for the last decade or so, the average yearly rainfall becomes less....

Nature is perceived by human beings as two contrary forces. At the one hand, it is called Mother Nature. That’s because we subconsciously recognize our physical dependence from nature. We need the air, the water and the soil to live. On the other hand, we consciously know about the dangers that nature poses for us. Earthquakes, floods and wildfires were, and still are, a serious threat to our survival. Today we know what lightning and...

Glenn Beck, it seems, is a controversial figure. I do not know much about him, since I am not an American and I am not too keen on television anyway. While researching on the Internet for a new post, I came across an interesting video of Mr. Beck interviewing John Coleman, the founder of a weather channel on TV. Mr Coleman states, that the Climate Change is the greatest scam in the whole of history. In the beginning of his show Glenn...