Category Archives: Communication

We are getting close to it being too late!

Posted on September 19, 2022 by peNdantry

Originally posted on Learning from Dogs:
As in we humans living on this planet. Next Saturday I am giving a talk to our local Freethinkers and Humanists group on climate change. As a result of this I was doing some…

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Good news: wa’ mIn has been reunited with his family!

Posted on August 30, 2022 by peNdantry

I was going to simply add an addendum to last week’s wibblette to announce the good news… but then I realised that a better choice would be to make a separate post about it, as this would make it more … Continue reading →

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Who wants to be an unpaid billboard?

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peNdantry

The fashion industry made a canny move in persuading millions to buy clothing that boldly bears brand names. I wish I knew how they managed that. I for one decided long ago that the only way I would wear such … Continue reading →

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Revealed: oil sector’s ‘staggering’ $3bn-a-day profits for last 50 years

Posted on July 26, 2022 by peNdantry

Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert Courtesy of Guardian News & Media Ltdunder guardiansyndication Open Licence Terms The oil and gas industry has delivered $2.8bn (£2.3bn) a day in pure … Continue reading →

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We need to treat climate change as the emergency it is

Posted on July 19, 2022 by peNdantry

There are still far too many in denial of reality. I’ve said it all before. I’m tired of being told I’m an ‘alarmist’. ‘Enjoy’ the heatwave, folks. And remember, from here on it only gets ‘better’.

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Mitakuye Oyasin – all are related

Posted on June 28, 2022 by peNdantry

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. Chief Seattle (c.1790–1866) The other morning, the … Continue reading →

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How to use Styles in Microsoft Word (and why you should)

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Dr Bob Rich

by Dr Bob Rich Word is the most commonly used word processor program, and yet many people have difficulties with its basic features. A very experienced writer in a group I belong to complained that he hates having to put … Continue reading →

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Illustrating exponential growth using movement towards a target

Posted on May 31, 2022 by peNdantry

The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand the exponential function. Professor Albert Bartlett (1923–2013) Ever since I first encountered this quote (in Professor Bartlett’s seminal lecture ‘Arithmetic, population and energy‘) I’ve been trying to think … Continue reading →

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Encouraging literacy in memory of Douglas Adams

Posted on May 17, 2022 by peNdantry

Towel Day is just over a week away! Gery Deer, Towel Day Ambassador for 2022, has launched a literacy initiative to raise funds to help improve reading skills. Literacy is the silver bullet to poverty, ignorance, and socioeconomic issues. Gery … Continue reading →

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Happy 🌎 Earth 🌍 Month 🌏

Posted on April 12, 2022 by peNdantry

Spring has sprungThe grass is rizI wonder where dem boidies is?Some say da boid is on da wingBut dat’s absoid –I always thought da wing was on da boid… My Dad (1927–2012) 10 ways you can shape a brighter future … Continue reading →

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