Monthly Archives: August 2018

“We Agree …”

Posted on August 30, 2018 by nc

“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 nc

Vancouver’s Commonweal

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Independent Creativity: Making Yourself Successful

Posted on August 25, 2018 by nc

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 nc

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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