When PhD candidates review a book in 'their field' they face multiple dilemmas. If the book isn’t helpful to their research, they’ll be tempted (fairly or unfairly) to be dismissive. It’s too helpful, they’ll be resentful because someone else has Gotten To Their Topic first. And regardless, they may feel tempted (or scared) to slag... Continue Reading →
a crosspost from my "Climate Change histories" project - "All Our Yesterdays" You woulda thunk that the global "security" elite would be mildly concerned, given 20 years of warnings from their scientists. But they (and we) see the world as we want it to be, not as it is. #stoopidspecies and all that. The issue... Continue Reading →
Some Dutch citizens are suing their leaders for not taking climate change seriously (you can read about it here). While I wish them luck, a little historical context may be of interest. The Dutch were among the first (behind the Germans) to get their heads around climate change. There were high hopes and bold pronouncements. ... Continue Reading →
A 42-slide extravaganza exposing (some) of the mechanics of climate denial in the US. http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/solutions/fight-misinformation/global-warming-facts-and-fossil-fuel-industry-disinformation-tactics.html#.VR_xZCvF_9Y The trouble in Manchester is not outright "denial" but the obsession with inward investment and the horrific culture of the Labour Party. So it goes...
Which is, in so many ways, a very distant prospect... http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comment/opinion/how-to-avoid-interview-pitfalls/2017760.article
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