‘Is it possible there will be no Big Ben, Saint Basil’s, or Notre Dame, and that neutron foam will gush over our final steps?’ wrote late Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Like most of us pinned down by gravity to this hurtling globe, I have galaxy-sized gaps of knowledge. I have been lucky enough to read a diversity of poets since my early teens — I am reading Robert Hayden today — but remain weak on the sciences, certainly outside of the digital space. On matters military, I am more instinctive — through mild exposure — than trained. On medicine, minimal practical experience and no instruction, apart from a few intensive First Aid courses.  More

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