Yesterday I was interviewed by a researcher from the University of Manchester who is working on a collaborative research project examining the use of social media platforms such as Twitter. The project aims to explore how ...
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What do you know about autism? Perhaps you've heard that it's some kind of brain condition that is linked to genius. Maybe you have a vague notion that it's caused by childhood immunisations, or affects children not adults, ...
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In a moment, some fun ideas about music, babies, pom poms and the colour pink.
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It's Climate Week! It's described as "a supercharged national occasion that offers an annual renewal of our ambition and confidence to combat climate change". Sounds like something you can't argue with. It's also particularly ...
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Matthew Taylor has recently written several blog posts about the need to reconsider care. His suggestion that secondary school pupils should be required to do 100 hours of caring as part of a compulsory work experience program ...
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Over the last few days I have noticed several people daring to think about - and this really is rather daring - where all their stuff comes from.
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For about a decade, the question: 'Do you have wireless?' has been aspirational in nature, with the tacit understanding that 'yes' is the answer you want. Life feels easier when you are connected, and therefore better when ...
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Several ironies struck me about last Thursday's panel event The Slow Revolution, which brought together a group of speakers who have each been exploring ways to bring the principles of ‘slow’ to their life and work.
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As part of a new project proposal I've been thinking again about the politics of climate change. I have a sneaking suspicion that the left-right spectrum is a heuristic that does more harm than good, especially on ecological ...
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An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the ...
