He’s Nuts! No, He’s A Genius!

Posted by on Jun 14, 2010 in education, learning | 0 comments

The title for this blog comes from the mouth of one of my favourite stand-up comedians, Rich Hall.  (See him say those words live at the Apollo on YouTube from 6:31 to 7:40).  They came to my mind as I read an article about how creative minds ‘mimic schizophrenia’.  Apparently, high levels of creativity can be associated with mental illness and lead to it. I’ve blogged...

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The Funny Thing About Depression…

Posted by on Nov 2, 2009 in positive psychology | 0 comments

…is that it can be treated with humour. Regular readers of this blog will know my interest in this topic.  In March this year I delivered a 1-day workshop on the power of humour as a personal development tool.  Read about the hilarious antics that ensued in Borat Comes to Queen’s University, Funny Peculiar or Funny Ha Ha?, and All Hail the Comedians!. Now the scientific egg-heads...

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All Hail the Comedians!

Posted by on Apr 8, 2009 in communication, positive psychology | 0 comments

What kind of people do you most admire? For me, it’s comedians.  Maybe this is because I’m not naturally much of one myself, or maybe it’s because, deep down, I want to be one.  Whatever the reason, I love watching them at work and going to live stand-up when I can. Last month – March 14th – I got a chance to test myself out a little.  I delivered a course at...

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Borat Comes to Queen’s University

Posted by on Oct 22, 2008 in learning, news and events | 4 comments

As our regulars will know, Sensei does a fair amount of work with The Queen’s University of Belfast.  We work with The School of Education, designing and delivering courses for the Open Learning and Continuing Professional Development programmes.  The Queen’s academic year is divided up into three terms – Autumn, New Year, and Spring.  You can see from the OL brochure that...

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