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2017

Let’s beard like it’s 1849original ↗
7 Sept 2017
Ten things people might not know about meoriginal ↗
5 Sept 2017
The history of Hawke’s Bayoriginal ↗
3 Sept 2017
A glimpse into naval historyoriginal ↗
3 Sept 2017
Katy Perry vs Taylor Swift vs Tove Lo vs Lordeoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2017
The obscure word of the week is factotumoriginal ↗
29 Aug 2017
Hollywood fifties sci-fi – a tribute to the golden age of cheesinessoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2017
Weighing in on the ancient ‘I before E except after C’ ruleoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2017
The obscure word of the week is credaloriginal ↗
22 Aug 2017
The solar eclipse – and what it meansoriginal ↗
21 Aug 2017
Atomic cars and nuclear trains – 1950s styleoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2017
Is the world is going to hell in a handbasket?original ↗
18 Aug 2017
The obscure word of the week is gerboriginal ↗
15 Aug 2017
When energy isn’t conserved – a physics conundrumoriginal ↗
13 Aug 2017
Requiem for the planet of the apesoriginal ↗
11 Aug 2017
The obscure word of the week is ‘fig’, but not ‘fig’ as in fruitoriginal ↗
8 Aug 2017
New Zealand’s asthma rates and immune system problems aren’t ‘psychological’original ↗
6 Aug 2017
The illusions of revolution – how Karl Marx misled historians…and the world…original ↗
4 Aug 2017
The obscure word of the week is lairageoriginal ↗
1 Aug 2017
What is a myth – and what is a fairy story?original ↗
30 Jul 2017
Endless Worlds – Volume 2 – now out in paperback!original ↗
29 Jul 2017
I figure Beethoven was a shred-metaller. No really.original ↗
28 Jul 2017
The obscure word of the week is fecundateoriginal ↗
25 Jul 2017
Learning the dark truth of the human conditionoriginal ↗
23 Jul 2017
Are humans bullies by nature?original ↗
21 Jul 2017
The obscure word of the week is dysphemismoriginal ↗
18 Jul 2017
When specialists fail – spectacularlyoriginal ↗
16 Jul 2017
Faerie tales, magic and symbolismoriginal ↗
14 Jul 2017
Can you invent a logline for my latest story?original ↗
11 Jul 2017
Nature always bites back, puny humans!original ↗
9 Jul 2017
Dark faerie and the influence of the Volsungoriginal ↗
8 Jul 2017
A letter addressed to both of me!original ↗
7 Jul 2017
The obscure word of the week is flagitiousoriginal ↗
4 Jul 2017
I despair about the future of humanityoriginal ↗
2 Jul 2017
Reality isn’t just defined by calendar dates. Unfortunately.original ↗
30 Jun 2017
Five star review for ‘Dreadnoughts Unleashed’ – cool!original ↗
29 Jun 2017
The obscure word of the week is facilizeoriginal ↗
27 Jun 2017
The awesome retro-future of… Stingray!original ↗
25 Jun 2017
Don’t forget to pre-order ‘Endless Worlds Volume 2’original ↗
24 Jun 2017
Why mornings get darker after the winter solsticeoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2017
The obscure word of the week is onomasticsoriginal ↗
20 Jun 2017
Endless Worlds – Volume 2 – now on preorderoriginal ↗
19 Jun 2017
Dreadnoughts Unleashed – unleashed on Kindle!original ↗
18 Jun 2017
How academics get away with bullyingoriginal ↗
16 Jun 2017
The obscure word of the week is thonoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2017
My adventures at Tamatea High School with a fishy maths teacheroriginal ↗
11 Jun 2017
Re-thinking human evolution… againoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2017
‘Blowing’ Messines ridge – a century ago todayoriginal ↗
6 Jun 2017
Why history is all about trends and vectorsoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2017
Thunderbirds lives again – 1965 styleoriginal ↗
2 Jun 2017
The obscure word of the week is covfefeoriginal ↗
1 Jun 2017
Blue Water Kiwis: a new cover unleashedoriginal ↗
31 May 2017
The battle of Jutland and the Royal Navy’s steampunk computersoriginal ↗
30 May 2017
True AI and why it’ll ignore usoriginal ↗
28 May 2017
Why the singularity won’t happen any time soon. Or at all.original ↗
26 May 2017
New Zealand’s very own rocket – woohoo!original ↗
25 May 2017
The obscure word of the week is moueoriginal ↗
23 May 2017
Why nobody notices synthesisers any moreoriginal ↗
21 May 2017
Writing and branding – a practical lesson in extreme interestsoriginal ↗
19 May 2017
The obscure word of the week is prolixoriginal ↗
16 May 2017
Are we so arrogant to suppose aliens will be like us?original ↗
14 May 2017
The earthquake apocalypse – it’s coming. Probably.original ↗
12 May 2017
The obscure word of the week is functororiginal ↗
9 May 2017
Henry VIII and his calf-muscle bulging contestsoriginal ↗
7 May 2017
My interview with Scaffolding Magazineoriginal ↗
6 May 2017
Why Yetis, Abominable Snowmen and Nessie probably don’t existoriginal ↗
5 May 2017
The obscure word of the week is nainsookoriginal ↗
2 May 2017
Latest news about ‘The New Zealand Experience at Gallipoli and the Western Front’original ↗
1 May 2017
Drinking in the REAL Green Dragon inn, and how it led to the Gods in Twilightoriginal ↗
30 Apr 2017
Debunking the conspiracies about the death of Hitleroriginal ↗
29 Apr 2017
Why ‘free’ stuff destroys our sense of worth – a lesson from photographyoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2017
My interview with Radio Southland – enjoyoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2017
A review of ‘The New Zealand Experience at Gallipoli and the Western Front’original ↗
26 Apr 2017
The obscure word of the week is mureoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2017
Lest we forget: Gallipoli, the Western Front and war memoryoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2017
Launching my latest bookoriginal ↗
23 Apr 2017
Why trains are sometimes faster than air traveloriginal ↗
21 Apr 2017
The obscure word of the week is oracyoriginal ↗
18 Apr 2017
Figuring out the historical facts from the fakeryoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2017
Sci-fi writing tricks: balancing drama with plausibilityoriginal ↗
14 Apr 2017
The obscure word of the week is gyveoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2017
Are we exceptional humans? Or just stupid apes who do stupid ape things?original ↗
7 Apr 2017
The New Zealand Experience at Gallipoli and the Western Frontoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2017
The obscure word of the week is guddleoriginal ↗
4 Apr 2017
Cover reveal – The New Zealand Experience at Gallipoli and the Western Frontoriginal ↗
2 Apr 2017
About not getting bogged down in politicsoriginal ↗
31 Mar 2017
The obscure word of the week is metonymoriginal ↗
28 Mar 2017
A cool video about ‘Scaffolding’ magazineoriginal ↗
27 Mar 2017
Orwell’s ‘1984’ and the alternative truthoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2017
Can we undo the eco-damage we’ve been doing, as a species?original ↗
24 Mar 2017
The obscure word of the week is nongoriginal ↗
21 Mar 2017
My article in the very first issue of Scaffoldingoriginal ↗
20 Mar 2017
Our earliest ever ancestor had a big mouth and spewed – er –original ↗
19 Mar 2017
The cool steampunkish bit about ‘Battlestar Galactica’original ↗
17 Mar 2017
The obscure word of the week is foozleoriginal ↗
14 Mar 2017
What Franz Kafka’s ‘The Trial’ tells us about authoritarian bullyingoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2017
The obscure word of the week is motivicoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2017
The flaws of twentieth century thinkingoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2017
Space X’s trans-lunar mission isn’t a new idea – but it’s cooloriginal ↗
3 Mar 2017
The obscure word of the week is sommelieroriginal ↗
28 Feb 2017
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