"Across human cultures, head movements convey a wide variety of messages," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Clive Williams
Clive Williams is a Canberra columnist.
"Olympic athletes generally live an average of 2.8 to 5.3 years longer than the general population in which they live.," writes Whimsey columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"Many of those who started jogging when it became trendy in the 1970s, now have knee and hip problems," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS, who looks at the pros and cons of running.
"The Australian 'tall-poppy syndrome", where individuals who achieve prominence are cut down, ensures that no leader is spared criticism. Politicians, being highly visible figures, become easy targets for caricature," writes CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"Is it true that drowning could be pleasurable? It seems not. Drowning is in fact a terrifying and life-threatening experience," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS jumps in the deep end with a look at swimming, wherever it occurs, and his impending ambition to swim six kilometres across the Bosphorus Strait.
"Body temperature regulation is primarily controlled by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that acts as the body’s thermostat." Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS wonders if hot-blooded people really are.
"Canberrans lucky enough to have a garden will have an abundance of dinosaurs visiting." How is that possible? Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS explains all.
Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS got predictable responses when he researched an article on what gave people pleasure, so he changed his question and asked what people found annoying. Here they come again…
Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS got predictable responses when he researched an article on what gave people pleasure, so he changed his question and asked what people found annoying. Then things got interesting...
Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS devotes his column to digital living – the art of being constantly connected, yet somehow never truly there.
"Rural India is rather confronting from a modern perspective, with women doing most of the manual labour while the men drive tractors or idle their time gossiping in the shade." CLIVE WILLIAMS takes the motorcycle ride of his life.
