“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect: like a man, who hath thought of a good repartee when the discourse is changed, or the company parted; or like a physician, whoContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #495”
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Our society is being highjacked
Thanks to Cal Newport for pointing me towards this site in his latest Study Hacks blogpost, “Beyond Digital Ethics”. He talks about the work of Tristan Harris and The Centre for Humane Technology from whose website I have taken a page. What began as a race to monetize our attention is now eroding the pillarsContinue reading “Our society is being highjacked”
Global Warning….
Taken from John Naughton’s blog post “Global Warning” about Nick Harkaway’s new novel Gnomon where he shares the author’s blogpost which you can read in full here. These paragraphs struck a chord with me. …..I remember the luxury of saying “we must be precautionary about surveillance laws, about human rights violations, because one day theContinue reading “Global Warning….”
The Monday Morning Quote #494
“You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.” George Bernard Shaw.
The Monday Morning Quote #493
“Such is the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world; small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere” J.R.R.Tolkien in The Return of the King
Sir Cliff’s victory: Why registrants with the General Dental Council should care.
From RadcliffesLeBrasseur via Lexology At the heart of the judgment in Richard v BBC lies the significant determination that “as a matter of general principle, a suspect has a reasonable expectation of privacy in relation to a police investigation”. …..the judgment provides a useful opportunity to consider a long standing and unprincipled disparity between theContinue reading “Sir Cliff’s victory: Why registrants with the General Dental Council should care.”
The Monday Morning Quote #492
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Moynihan
HPV vaccination – isn’t it time?
The science is there, isn’t it time the political will was there? Dear Dr Rees, I wanted you to be the first to know. We’ve just got word that the UK Government’s scientific advisors have finally listened, and have recommended expansion of Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme to cover school-age boys. HPV has beenContinue reading “HPV vaccination – isn’t it time?”
Gone to the Beach…
…shouldn’t you too?
The Monday Morning Quote #491
“Don’t wish it was easier; wish you were better. Don’t wish for less problems; wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges; wish for more wisdom.” Jim Rohn
The Incisal Edge 