Monthly Archives: March 2020

The sands of time run thin

The sands of time run thinInterest rates on mortgages in the UK hit double figures at the end of the 1980s, and for some reason, I decided 1989 was the perfect time to buy my first house. When I look back now I wonder what on earth I was thinking.I’d graduated from Liverpool Polytechnic with […]

The astounding nature of exponential growth

The astounding nature of exponential growthHow good were you at maths?In 1979 I was proud to receive an A grade in O-level mathematics. I went on to use some of what I learned as I continued to study Physics and Biology to A-level.Obviously some parts of the maths we all learned at school are useful […]