Fear of the unknown

“Most of us have a hard-wired fear of all things unusual,” says gym instructor-turned-author Venice A Fulton in a piece in today’s Observer about his diet book, Six Weeks to OMG. This is the only way I can understand the opposition that remains to life without (most) traffic lights … although when you get a chance to explain it properly, most people do see the light. Fulton adds, “It takes a few brave humans to stand up and try something new. Eventually, the truth spreads from these explorers, and makes all our lives better.”