David Knight: Climate change catastrophe or a cheese salad sandwich?
I was having a chat with my grandson Jacob about Dippy the Diplodocus after he travelled from Aberdeen to Glasgow to see one of the world's most famous dinosaurs.
David Knight
Are Brexit-obsessed MPs neglecting pressing national issues? You can bet the House on it
I offer a world exclusive which might explain why our MPs were tying themselves in Houdini-proof knots during that exhausting and exasperating Brexit indicative-voting marathon.
Chronic pain is torture: could the SAS teach us ways to manage it better?
I was quite good at a 60-yard dash in school athletics.
Smacking ban: why it really might hurt them more than it hurts us
We are edging closer to a ban on parents smacking their children in a move which is backed by the Scottish Government.
Hospitality is hard work: are millennials too lazy to plug the workforce gaps?
I once held a door open for a man rushing out of an off-licence store and apologised to him for getting in his way.
Bags of trouble: why are the biggest firms so bad at getting the small things right?
You know that sinking feeling when you are well into a long journey and think you've left something important back at home.
Forgotten local hero: the scientist spy who bamboozled the Nazis to help win the war
I wish I had worked harder at physics, but even I knew the difference between velocity and speed and that combined they were propelling me to a cliff edge known as abject failure.
When teachers are getting punched, kicked, spat on and sworn at I know who I blame – rubbish parents
Picture the scene - an everyday domestic event as a family group enjoyed themselves at a play park somewhere in the north-east.
A fresh coat of pain: the unhealthy consequences of our ‘must-have’ shopping culture
I trust you have been wrapping up warm in the freezing weather - you can't beat a good coat.
So now I’ve retired. What next? Does Stayin’ Alive hold the answer?
Early retirement has come my way and I have decided to mastermind this new phase of life by keeping a list.
Too old to drive – when do we know it’s time to pack up after what happened to HRH?
It all began with a cheery wave from my hairdresser on the other side of the road as I set off for work one Monday morning.
Dying is a costly business – a business a lot of people are making good money out of…
I don't want to alarm you, but I keep getting stuff through the post telling me to start arranging my own funeral.
How free speech has become a hostage of extremists in Brexit war
By the time Brexit is supposed to happen we will be approaching the 230th anniversary of the French revolution, which also shook Europe to the core - and caused mayhem for decades.
A weighty problem? Yes, but it’s all down to will power
If you are looking down and can't see the bathroom scales - even although you have both feet planted firmly on them - your body mass index has obviously been compromised by your weight divided by the square of your height.
Santa helped me unwrap a dementia puzzle
I know it's wrong to blame Santa, but I had just bumped into him on a train and now I was stressed out over a children's puzzle of all things.
Better food for prisoners while victims suffer leaves a nasty taste in the mouth
How about this for a menu of the day?
All that pill-popping when a brisk walk might do the trick
I don’t for a minute think that half of the good folk of Nairn are popping anti-depressants - after all, with its bracing sea air and lovely beaches there is so much to be happy about.
A dose of respect – just what the doctor ordered
I had not heard of Aberdeen University Medical Society until a few days ago, but I would have assumed they were a fairly austere and studious bunch with heads buried in a mountain of medical works and earnest discussions.
Up, up and away – is this the new “wow” factor?
As we ponder life's big questions, the answers are right in front of our faces most of the time.
Why whistleblowers must stay in tune with the public
Was the child who cried out innocently and with clinical honesty in Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes" a literary example of a whistleblower in action?