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Asynchronicity: Or, what constitutes a ‘timely’ response?
The Internet: facilitating miscommunication at the speed of light since the late twentieth century – Me One thing that the Internet has brought along in its wake is ubiquitous asynchronous communication. The Internet is based on computer systems; and though … Continue reading
MODERNISING MONEY
Originally posted on MODERN TIMES IN MUDSHIRES:
Money creation should only be used in the public interest ? The same banks that caused the financial crisis currently have the power to create 97% of the UK’s money. They’ve used this…
Posted in Business, Communication, Core thought, Economics, Education
Tagged 'common' sense, banks, Change, communication, corruption, insanity, money, scandal
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Poles apart
May I please have five minutes (and 31 seconds)* of your time? With many thanks to Peter Sinclair, I offer two video clips he’s recently presented on his blog Climate Denial Crock of the Week that reveal what’s unfolding on … Continue reading
Could do better: why we must set young minds free
Originally posted on VIVID:
In the same week that my 16 year old son began assessing his options for subjects and sixth form colleges for next year, his 11 year old brother made a bold but flawed attempt to bunk…
Posted in Core thought, Education
Tagged Change, choice, cognitive dissonance, communication
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Skeptics: Stop Calling Deniers “Skeptics”
This call by (real) sceptics to stop conflating ‘skeptic’ and ‘denier’ deserves to be better publicised. Denial of scientific fact is not scepticism! For clarification, I’ll steal the words of one of the commenters, lesliegraham1: The word denier dates from … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Climate, Communication, Drama, GCD: Global climate disruption
Tagged 'common' sense, AGW, communication, deniers, sceptic, skeptic
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Who needs a hug?
‘Earth hug day‘: 12 December 2014. who has supported you all your life without asking for anything in return? fresh air, clear water, food, stability and unconditional love… the earth provides. the earth cares. the earth loves! it’s about time … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Communication, consciousness, Core thought, crowdsourcing, Culture, Energy, Environment, Health
Tagged action, activism, choice, climate change, comedy, communication
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What can I do?
Humanity’s demands on our planet’s resources now exceeds nature’s ability to regenerate by a massive 50%. This means that we would need one and a half planet Earths to support humanity’s current ecological footprint. And — largely due to ignorance … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Biodiversity, Communication, Computers and Internet, Core thought, crowdsourcing, Culture, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Food, Health, History, Just for laughs, memetics, Music, People, Phlyarology, Strategy, Water
Tagged act, boundaries, Change, choice, climate change, communication, crowdsourcing, Earth, Ecological footprint, Global Footprint Network, homo fatuus brutus, Language, Moscow, overshoot, Russian, Smokie
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Freedom is a difficult concept; it is not logical.
You know, I find something very scary about the attitude of those who would scare us with fears of a left-wing conspiracy to implement a one-world government under the UN. Such people are highly vocal about their ‘freedom’, their ‘right … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?
Tagged cognitive dissonance, communication, fences, freedom, frogs, humour, rights, Saavik
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How you look at numbers makes all the difference in the world
This morning I was presented with an image that I think is one of the finest pieces of science communication regarding climate change I think I’ve ever seen: I would urge you to stop and examine that image for a … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, News and politics
Tagged AGW, climate change, cognition, communication, numbers, perception, risk perception
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Wibble 