Monthly Archives: August 2018

“We Agree …”

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Robert Basil

“We agree much more than you think.” This was Niels Bohr‘s kind way of indicating profound disagreement with a colleague’s point of view.  The genial physicist knew that the literal truth of that statement – after all, all scientists would … Continue reading →

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And VPL has a lovely twitter feed

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Robert Basil

https://www.nocontest.ca/2013/12/19/vancouvers-commonweal/

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Independent Creativity: Making Yourself Successful

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Robert Basil

The wonderful Molly Crabapple explains what she has learned, in fifteen paragraphs. Here are a half dozen: Companies are not loyal to you. Please never believe a company has your back. They are amoral by design and will discard you at a … Continue reading →

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Saudi Students and “Veblen Goods”

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Robert Basil

I’ve had a number of superb students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University from that country. This is awful news. From Inside Higher Ed this morning: Saudi Arabian students in Canada are caught in diplomatic crossfire. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education is … Continue reading →

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