Mayer’s Musings are new ideas and innovations, mainly published in the Journal of the Institute for Social Inventions from 1989 to 2004.

• 21: Personal carbon allowances June 10, 2006
• 20: An annual household budget for financial preparedness June 1, 2003
• 19: As if there’s no tomorrow January 1, 2003
• 18: Re-appraising political decisions with the benefit of hindsight January 1, 2002
• 17: Rail subsidy – an environmental good? April 1, 2001
• 16: Take up cycling March 8, 2001
• 15: The positioning of vehicle exhausts February 1, 2001
• 14: In reverse alphabetical order January 1, 2001
• 13: Ten myths about cycling July 15, 2000
• 12: Jack of all advice – a role for retired people January 1, 1999
• 11: Climate change – countering objections to effective measures January 1, 1998
• 10: Spreading altruism with a pyramid-selling technique January 1, 1996
• 9: Providing for cycling and walking cheaper than more public transport May 1, 1995
• 8: The need for new indicators of personal conduct January 1, 1995
• 7: Fair pay, play fair January 1, 1994
• 6: Roadside plaques to mark fatalities June 1, 1993
• 5: Disincentives for energy saving January 1, 1993
• 4: Pedestrians crossing roads on sleeping policemen September 1, 1992
• 3: Whistling in the (greenhouse gas) light June 9, 1992
• 2: Cycling – more life years gained from fitness than lost from injury January 1, 1992
• 1: Changing the clocks for more daylight January 1, 1989