Category: gadfly
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The ‘what is’ question?
The ‘what is’ question is a tough one. Researchers get it a lot. And it is probably more prevalent in Australia than any where else because of our excessively modern penchant for simplicity and speed. Australia’s want simple answers quickly and if they aren’t provided, then there must be something wrong with the search engine.…
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How to approach a stranger in London
Thanks to Alexis B for the link
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In Tasmania…
OK, sorry that I have been a slow blogger of late but I am in Tasmania and the Internet connection that I have is not that swift. Normal viewing will resume shortly.
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Last day at King’s College London…
It crept up a lot quicker than I expected but it is my last day at King’s College London tomorrow. It was a enriching and worldly experience full of dramas and triumphs and highs and lows and new experiences. The world got a hell of a lot bigger and through King’s I discovered something special…
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He’s simple, he’s stupid, he’s the pilot
Adrift again 2000 man You lost your maps, you lost your plans Did you hear him yell: “Land damn it land” ? You say you can’t, well I hope you can I hope you can How’s it goin’ 2000 man Welcome back to solid ground my friend I heard all your controls were jammed Well…
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The beauty of Science
This movie (thanks to James C for the link), made my long-weekend. It is all about context;Â placing reductive observations about the world in a greater context so as to add to their beauty. You could also apply this to social and cultural phenomena; being able to place fellow humans in a empathetic cultural contexts,…