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An instagram picture: Twin tree roots #BLACKapp
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An instagram picture: Cowslips in #regentspark. Lovely watching the turning of the seasons.
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Empathy and Wealth
I heard a fascinating programme on BBC World Service the other day, an interview by Robert Peston with Dacher Keltner of University of California. It dealt with the effect that wealth has on people’s empathy levels, and doesn’t make for comfortable listening although it exactly mirrors my own suspicions. Here are my pretty rough notes… — read more
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An instagram picture: Stylish father and daughter #style #beret #gamine #p400 #BLACKapp
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An instagram picture: On the #beach in Finisterre. #newyear #cold
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An instagram picture: Hat trick
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An instagram picture: Fritillaries. #flowers #spring #regentspark
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Islamic Spain (potted)
Rough, on the fly notes from Andrew Graham-Dixon’s BBC series. — Andrew Graham Dixon on the Art of Spain 31 Jan 2008 Starts with Al-Andalus — often forgotten (not by me) that Moors ruled Spain for 700 years. Shot of Jebel Tarik, approached from Morocco. 25,000 troops marching. After 3 yrs invasion complete, safe for… — read more
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Haiku: British Museum astrolabe
On seeing the astrolabe of the muwaqqit (timekeeper) of the Ummayad mosque in Damascus (c. 1334 CE): Spring morning, workbound In the eastern galleries Time lies etched in bronze This instrument is signed by Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mizzi, the muwaqqit (official time-keeper) of the Great Umayyad Mosque of Damascus. The muwaqqit… — read more
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The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous
There’s a good article here on the myth of AA and how it is rarely questioned in mainstream culture. Everyone thinks, “You’re an alcoholic, go to AA” but it’s a faith-based (or at least informed) treatment that has no records whatever of success or failure, or indeed anything. AA claim that the success rate is… — read more
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