Search
-
Recent Posts
- What I think I know about life in the deep past 26/04/2026
- How Darwinian evolution became plausible (for a time) 24/04/2026
- To Ur is human, to dig divine. 18/04/2026
- Prayers for peace 13/04/2026
- Temporal resonances 11/04/2026
Recent Comments
- Jon Garvey on How Darwinian evolution became plausible (for a time)
- Steve on How Darwinian evolution became plausible (for a time)
- Jon Garvey on Before knowing your enemy recognise his enmity
- Ben on Before knowing your enemy recognise his enmity
- Jon Garvey on Before knowing your enemy recognise his enmity
Post Archive
Daily Archives: 23/07/2021
School statistics lessons
During the Black Death [t]he people of the Mediaeval Ages were uneducated about diseases and cleanliness. Many thought it was caught through the air, so they would burn incense like juniper and rosemary to try to prevent infected air. People would dunk their handkerchiefs in aromatic oils to cover their nose and mouth from the air. But now there is Test and Trace.
Posted in Medicine, Politics and sociology, Science
1 Comment