A Special Election Blog!

Posted by on May 6, 2010 in news and events | 0 comments

We don’t usually publish a blog on a Thursday, but this is a special Thursday so I made an exception.  Yes, it’s the day that we in the UK elect our members of Parliament for another term of office. And just so I couldn’t be accused of trying to influence how anyone votes, I’ve waited until one minute after the final closing time to publish.  Because, otherwise, I...

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Book Worm or Computer Nerd?

Posted by on May 13, 2009 in education, technology | 0 comments

Are we ready to say bye to books was the provocative title of a BBC article last Friday on Kindle DX, an e-reading device nearly as big as an A4 sheet of paper.  After spending some time discussing how it will work and how much it will cost, the article never really gets round to answering its own question. Dawn did a better job in her blog this week of weighing up the pros and cons.  For her,...

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The Management Consultant Who Changed the World For the Worse

Posted by on Nov 10, 2008 in technology | 2 comments

One of my favourite authors is the communications theorist and cultural critic Neil Postman.  I found his classic book Amusing Ourselves to Death so powerful that I don’t own a TV.  This makes for astonished intakes of breath at parties.  But I find his analysis of contemporary society – that it more closely resembles Huxley’s decedent Brave New World than Orwell’s...

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