How to make a blooming good cup of tea
My father loves to tell the story of how he fell in love with my mother over a cup of tea, precisely at the moment when he offered her sugar and she said “just one”. Growing up, I was reminded of my parents’ abiding affection for each other each time one made a cup of tea for the other. I learned how making a cup of tea for someone can be a wonderfully simple gesture of welcome, kindness, empathy, and even love. That’s why making a good cup of tea matters. Here are my top tip
Are scientists basically hippies? (And what it has to do with health)
The first time I remember seeing the yin-yang sign, it was on a T-shirt in an interesting little shop, surrounded by crystals and the best of 80’s tie dyed fashion. I thought it was a logo for a line in hippy style clothing. I never imagined it would turn out to be the most enduring medical symbol on earth, or that it had so much to do with scientific theory. The symbol is a succinct statement of a natural law: Everything comprises relative opposites that give rise to, consum
