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Shock Horror – The Telegraph discovers that plants can be poisonous
It's good to be back. The Daily Telegraph, every-ready to bash the BBC, has splashed an hysterical story about corn cockle [Agrrostemma githago] seeds being distributed in packages c/o Kew Gardens and the Countryfile programme. You'd think the country...
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Coming out – and signing off, pro tem
I finally said it out loud, and in a reasonably public place: that I think of zoos, safari parks and the like, as little better than prisons. This view has been a long time coming but I know when it...
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Creating a Learning Society in Edinburgh
Joseph E. Stiglitz will deliver the 2014 RSA Scotland Angus Millar Lecture on the topic of Creating a Learning Society. The RSA’s blurb says: It has long been recognised that most standard of living increases are associated with advances in...
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Blackberries causing moral panic in Islington
Committed urban types, happily back in London after a rare foray into rural parts, are said to be worried that the early sightings (and tastings) of ripe blackberries are harbingers of early-onset climate change. The panic was enhanced, no doubt, because...
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The UN looks to end poverty – but not yet
The outcomes of the UN General Assembly Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is now available. There are 17 SDGs and 169 targets, including 62 targets in relation to implementation. These proposals will now be submitted to...
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The Sage of Twickenham and the circular economy
When Vince Cable, the widely-acknowledged Sage of Twickenham, was asked a question in parliament the other week about the circular economy, he showed absolutely no understanding of what the term means. Dear me! What do they get up to all...
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A small town in Germany
I was at the University of Vechta in Lower Saxony on Monday making a presentation at the start of a summer school on Empirical Research on Education for Sustainable Development – Themes, Methods and Trends. I was the warm-up act for what...
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Contemplating Steve van Matre
On Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th September, at the Bishops Wood Centre in Worcestershire, you can, if you pay enough money, contemplate with the Earth Ed Guru himself: Steve VM. But, really, why would you – despite the tempting take-away...
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Lice in London
The London International Conference on Education (LICE) is "an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education". LICE promotes collaborative excellence between academicians and professionals from education. Its aim is to "provide an opportunity...
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The great unamerican songbook
My grandchildrens' end of year concert was themed this year. You will work out what this was from this selection of songs: Eat healthy food Give me 5Pick bananas Apples and bananasVegetables ...
