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Mike Pegg’s Positive Life

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Remarkable people.  On his new blog, The Positive Life, Mike Pegg highlights the attitude of Alice Herz-Sommer, a gifted pianist of 103 who is also “the world’s oldest living Holocaust survivor”: a remarkable optimist. Mike Pegg is a thinker and … Continue reading →

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Book Spine Poetry – Maria Popova

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

I love this…. … from Maria Popova at brainpickings.org via Nicholas Bate. Can’t wait to get home and attack the never-ending Must Read shelf.  Inevitably the result will be more Viking saga than haiku. Technorati Tags: Book spine poetry,Maria Popova,Brainpickings.org,Nicholas … Continue reading →

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Panflation–The Devaluation of Everything – Economist

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

(Catching up on a backlog of interesting things to share). The Economist, two weeks ago, had this excellent leader about the pernicious effect of the continuing inflation of titles, ratings, exam results, sizes and anything that has any suggestion of … Continue reading →

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The Economist on Scottish Independence

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

This week’s Economist, sadly, makes – rather than reports – the news.  Alex Salmond and his SNP colleagues have been quick to decry the paper’s “sneering condescension” announcing that it will “rue the day” it published this week’s front cover. … Continue reading →

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Zombie Relief–The Dead Still Outnumber the Living

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

… by about 15 to 1. A fascinating snippet from the BBC’s Wesley Stephenson. The population of the living is seven billion and it is calculated that around 107 billion people (starting from 50,000 years ago) have ever lived. I’m … Continue reading →

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RBS Bonus: The Price of Fixing (past) Failure

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Good to finally hear some sense spoken about Stephen Hester’s bonus: Cranfield’s Ruth Bender on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Yes, bankers’ bonuses in general are ridiculously high but, with regard to Mr Hester, there are only two questions which … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Boldness

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Over Christmas, I’ve been dipping into Nicholas Bate’s latest mini-book, Be Bold 101: perfect for the season of contemplation, planning and rumination. In the current economic climate, boldness may be somewhat out of favour but Nicholas offers some pithy inspirations … Continue reading →

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Moserer See, Austria

Posted on December 26, 2011 by
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When Masters Forget to Teach – GapingVoid

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

I love this cartoon from Gaping Void… It makes sense.  Only when you share, discuss and debate what in your head, does it get challenged, tested and tempered by real life.  This is also alluded to in the Economist’s Schumpeter … Continue reading →

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Education for the New World of Work–Graeme Codrington

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Here is a wonderfully compelling, passionate video from TomorrowToday’s Graeme Codrington on the role of education in the new world of work. He references a couple of resources: iTunes University and O2 Learn which are great sources of free learning. … Continue reading →

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