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Lyrics for song from Chat-GPT fusing heavy metal and climate change
AI is neither good or bad. It’s how we use it that determines that. As a metalhead deeply concerned about climate change I asked Chat GPT “please write song lyrics that fuse heavy metal and climate change”. It clearly knows its stuff. Pick your band style – Slayer, Amon Amarth, Cradle of Filth, Arch Enemy,… Read more
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The trigger event that has led us to EV ownership
Bang! Out of nowhere the other car hit our car. That was 2.15pm last Sunday. Our old petrol car written off. Insurance payout has already come through. Today we paid the deposit on an electric car. This time next week we should have the car at home and the EV charger installed. Some years ago, Ben… Read more
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How do you complete post-it notes in workshops?
How do you complete post-it notes in workshops? I’ve facilitated lots of workshops online and offline and a point I make to participants more and more often is this. Please remember that while you may have a rich discussion in your group, what gets taken away afterwards is the (virtual) flipchart page with the post-it… Read more
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10 years ago today I began my secondment as Strategy Director with the New Zealand Ministry of Transport
10 years ago today I began my secondment as Strategy Director with the Te Manatū Waka – Ministry of Transport (New Zealand). I flew over 11,000 miles to get there. I ended up making the NZ trip four times – over 90,000 fossil-fuelled miles. It was one of the great privileges of my career working as… Read more
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Transport planning history in the making
It was my great honour to be part of transport planning history yesterday. The first ever cohort of transport planning degree apprentices graduated from Aston University after their five-year journey on a course that Lucy Rackliff had the vision to establish back in 2019. Huge congratulations to the graduates: Andrew Carter MCIHT EngTech, Thomas Emery,… Read more
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The Rock – what a beautiful animation depicting the climate emergency
“The rock is gonna fall on us, he woke with a startAnd he ran to his mother, the fear dark in his heartAnd he told her of the vision that he was sure he’d seenShe said: “Go back to sleep son, you’re having a bad dream!” Silly child Everybody knows the rock leans over the… Read more
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