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Why I Don't Care about SR15 and the End of the World

Back in October, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a special report (known now as SR15) on the importance of keeping climate change below 1.5 degree Celsius in order to prevent catastrophic changes to the global ecosystem. mais 1.029 palavras

News

Atlas Smugged

So, MirrorField left this excellent in-character comment on the last post, which rather inspired me to throw in a response. Well, sort of – not directly, but the person Sph. mais 833 palavras

Transgender person problems

These seem to be problematic for transgender persons:

1. Suppose there is a transgender person who is a biological male but who wishes to identify as female. mais 318 palavras

Medicine

Don't be Like Pigs at the Trough, Say "Thank You" To Donors

The fifth tenet of the Donor’s Bill of Rights:
“…to receive appropriate acknowledgement
and recognition.”
(other tenets here…)

It ought to go without saying. mais 666 palavras

Alumni/Development Work

Time Is Not Money

You have no doubt may times heard or used the idiom, “Time is money”.  An employer might use it to encourage his or her employees to work faster.  mais 982 palavras

Philosophy

Why Are Christians so Hung Up About Sex?

I recently spoke on this subject for the Davenant Institute. You can listen to the lecture here:

Theological

Damn the Past

The past is never what you believed it was.

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memories like past passing clouds

drift silently screaming monochrome

colourless in grey and white shadows… mais 40 palavras

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