We must never accept shoddy work – it doesn’t make any sense to make something not as good as it should be. But we are… Read More »It could have been better (2): Seth Godin on limits to quality
It always could be.
Kevin Kelly’s writing about AI, and specifically types of AI (rather than the monolithic general-intelligence-that’s-smarter-than-we-are-and-gets-rapidly-smarter-still that we worry about) has got me thinking about my… Read More »Your team of AIs
This is Thucydides writing in 432 BC. Apart from the general description of how stability affects the accumulation of wealth he also gives what is… Read More »Thucydides on the prosperity that comes with peace
I’ve been spending quite a few of my mornings running through the centre of Cambridge. A lot of it is beautiful – especially the colleges.… Read More »Time and money
If you don’t practice, it’s not very likely to be. Doing something for real is likely to be the best practice if the stakes aren’t… Read More »Alright on the night
Flippity.net has a load of clever templates that turn Googlesheets into various educational things. We’ve just used the “Manipulatives” template to make this card-sorting game… Read More »Resource recommendation: online card-sorting game maker from Flippity
Because you’re waiting for their help, but they don’t make time; Or don’t do what they say they’ll do; Or do it badly; Or can’t… Read More »If someone keeps letting you down
This article in the Guardian summarises a new set of data from the Office of National Statistics. Here’s the key table on income inequality (based… Read More »UK income inequality by ethnicity: data from the ONS
They wanted an end to oppression, an end to tyranny, an end to strife, work for men, education for children, social goodwill towards women, liberty,… Read More »Victor Hugo: two faces of political violence