What is wrong with movies these days?
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Here is one bit from a longer and very interesting essay by Vicky
Osterweil: This kind of audience-condescending premise-forward literalism
is not just i...
Global Justice and the Biodiversity Crisis
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My new book is out this week (in the UK at least – but those elsewhere can
read it right now online). I very much hope it will stimulate debate and
discuss...
Inspiring story from a chemistry classroom
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From former chemistry teacher HildaRuth Beaumont: I was reminded of my days
as a newly qualified teacher at a Leicestershire comprehensive school in
the 19...
Day of Drama in Dublin
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Green was everywhere. The elation was palpable. Half the people on the
flight from Stansted were dressed as leprechauns and the other half in
Ireland ...
Narrative CV
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So the ERC is moving to narrative CV to evaluate candidates. Am I the only
one confused by this trend towards narrative CV? Yes, I understand that
there ar...
Cautionary Tales – Do Nothing, Then Do Less
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Chuck Yeager’s plane pitched and rolled as it plummeted from the sky. He
grappled with the controls inside the cockpit, but to no avail: he couldn’t
steady...
On maxing out credit cards and magic money trees
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[image: On maxing out credit cards and magic money trees]
“When you repeat a lie, you spread it.
When you spread a lie, you strengthen it.
When you st...
How do we stop a resurgence of fascism?
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Is it bad to write for hard-right outlets?
There is no doubt that the Overton window has shifted to the right during
the last decade or two. It is now c...
Thatcherism is dead: Thatcherism lives
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Thatcherism is dead. It has ceased to be. It has expired and gone to meet
its maker. It has kicked the bucket, shuffled off this mortal coil and
joined the...
Viral Variants
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Scary mutant COVID-19 Since the news of a potentially more transmissible
strain of C19 broke in the UK, I’ve been thinking about the mechanics. I
was initi...
A brief note on the blog and on COVID-19
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The subject of COVID-19, a virus that burst forth from its rom obscurity in
(most likely) one population or another of wild mammals in China to become
a gl...
The Harsh Truth About India’s Godmen
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Late last month, two Indian states and the national capital were upended by
rioting mobs protesting their spiritual leader’s conviction on two counts
of ...
The US Treasury’s missed opportunity
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The US Treasury recently published the first in a series of reports
designed to implement the seven core principles for regulating the US
financial system ...
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