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Daily Archives: 26 May 2012
Is it hip to be square?
One of my all-time favourite novels is Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. It’s not what you think. Its about Circus Freaks.
Posted in Evidence-based thinking, Geek, Geek love
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A Shocking Waste of Talent
This piece first appeared in Fabiana, the magazine of the Fabian’s Women Network, on May 21st 2012, in an issue devoted to Finding the Way to Growth. The whole issue can be found here. Much has been made of the … Continue reading
Posted in diversity, economy, Equality, Fabiana, innovation, leaky pipeline, Women in science
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We don’t need no education–at least not like this…
Anti-semitism is on the rise in Europe. Strictly speaking, this may not be true, as Jews have traditionally had a difficult time in the “old world,” to say the least. Why? Good question!
