Last night's service started by listening to some theme tunes from films: it was surprising how quickly people could identify a film title from just a few notes of a famous theme tune, such as Jaws or Indiana Jones. Musical themes are a kind of ‘shorthand’, plugging...

CPD (continual professional development) is the buzzword in many workplaces these days, reminding us that we never stop learning. It's easy to take a test and then sit back, having passed, and proceed to forget all we have learned. Many jobs nowadays are aware of the...

'Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3' is the refrain often heard when testing sound levels on a microphone. Testing is a common feature of everyday life these days: when doing electrical jobs in a house, it's wise to test a live current with a neon screwdriver, for example, to...