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  • Hell awaits

    Hell awaits

    In today’s episode of What The Hell Is Going On we hear from UK ministers and the UN Secretary General. Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General (20 September): Humanity has “opened gates to hell” by letting climate crisis worsen Mark Harper, UK Secretary of State for Transport (2 October): “There’s nothing wrong with driving”, “We can… Read more

  • In-group and out-group thinking to interpret white male privilege

    In-group and out-group thinking to interpret white male privilege

    A good friend of mine pointed me to social identity theory. In a nutshell if you belong to the in-group you begin to favour it and become hostile toward the out-group and feel superior to the out-group. Self-esteem and status increase due to belonging to the ‘superior’ in-group. This helps explain prejudice against out-groups (thanks… Read more

  • I asked Chat-GPT to write me a poem about road investment

    I asked Chat-GPT to write me a poem about road investment

    Is Artificial Intellgence influenced by past data? Is this going to shape our future? I asked Chat GPT to “Write me a poem about road investment”. This is what it said: The road stretches out before us,A ribbon of asphalt and dust.A path to adventure, a gateway to growth,A vital investment, worth its weight in… Read more

  • Avatar – an allegory for colonialism

    Avatar – an allegory for colonialism

    I’ve just watched Avatar. It hit me hard between the eyes compared to the last time I’d watched it. Having just read a book on colonialism I now appreciate its purpose as an allegory (a story with hidden meaning). Greedy humans – corporate and military together – have found a beautiful planet years in stasis… Read more

  • I wasn’t very green. I was probably at my worst a decade ago.

    I wasn’t very green. I was probably at my worst a decade ago.

    I wasn’t very green. I was probably at my worst a decade ago. Way over my allowance for a fair, sustainable human existence on planet earth. I was in the Matrix too – consuming mainstream media, viewing the world through my airbrushed education. I support the view that we need to change the system. We… Read more

  • Triple Access Planning for Uncertain Futures – A Handbook for Practitioners

    Triple Access Planning for Uncertain Futures – A Handbook for Practitioners

    📢 We are delighted to announce that today our new Handbook is launched. ‘Triple Access Planning for Uncertain Futures – A Handbook for Practitioners’ is available to download for free. The main Handbook is in English. A summary version is also available in Dutch, English, Italian, Slovenian and Swedish. You can download it directly from… Read more