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“WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE

SURFACE OF MARS THAN WE DO

ABOUT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN...

IT’S MUCH MORE IMPORTANT TO

KNOW ABOUT OUR OCEAN”

JAMES LOVELOCK, p

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the Sun represents the largest

nuclear reaction in the Solar

System, by an enormous factor.

Actually it is an explosion. Only

the Sun’s immense gravity stops

it from expanding outwards and

overwhelming the inner Solar

System, which is a situation that

will not last forever.

Peter Davey, via email

Making a man

Your inter view with Dr Gar y

Barker in the July (327) issue

that talked about the idea of

harmful masculinity was an

interesting read, but Barker’s

ideas on on how to make

meaningful change leme cold.

The best solution I’ve seen was

actually presented in a BBC

show calledNo More Boys and

Girls. The programme posed

questions on whether schools

could educate children free

from gender stereotypes. It was

remarkable to see how, at such

an early age, the young boys

thought being a man meant

being tough and strong. And

importantly, when it came to

their problems, silent. In just a

short time, the class made a

significant change to these

boys’ and girls’ lives. If we’re to

make a dierence we need to

start young.

Phil Barnet,via email

Bring on the booze

Something occurred to me

when I read your piece on

synthetic alcohol (Alcarelle) in

the May issue. If it does indeed

prove to be safe to consume,

and they can make it appealing

to drink, is consequence-free

alcohol something we really

need in the world? A hangover is

really only a consequence if you

drinktoo much. Without the

threat of the ill eects, might

ALAMY X

people be tempted to binge

drink more than they already

do? One of the reasons we see

people binge drink on the

weekend and not in the week is

that they need to be to turn up

to work the next day. With A&E

visits at the weekend as a result

of binge drinking, could we see a

sharp rise in antisocial

behaviour in the week if

Alcarelle became widely

available?

Surely the threat of a hangover

is one of the deterrents we need

to limit the numbers of drunk and

disorderly. You only have to walk

through Bristol’s Harbourside on

a Friday night, to know that you

wouldn’t want that scene to be

repeated every night of the week!

Sue Jones, Bristol

If hangover-free alcohol was available, would we behave irresponsibly?

“A HANGOVER

IS ONE OF THE

DETERRENTS

WE NEED TO

LIMIT THE

NUMBERS OF

DRUNK

PEOPLE”