Category Archives: Education

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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Are We All Gullible?

Posted on January 30, 2022 by peNdantry

Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
While conspiracy theories have always been around, they have seemingly run rampant of late, the one with the most adherents being the Big Lie that the election was “stolen” from the former guy.  And…

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An update on how we’re handling the climate crisis

Posted on December 14, 2021 by peNdantry

Overpopulation is a problem, but it’s not the biggest problem. The biggest problems are: 1) serious inequity in terms of the emissions generated by the most wealthy and 2) serious incompetence and corruption on the part of governmental institutions – most of which are in thrall to those in (1) Continue reading →

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The Magnitude of the Challenge

Posted on October 26, 2021 by peNdantry

With the COP26 climate summit due to kick off in Glasgow on Sunday, here’s a stark warning of what the future holds in store for us all if our global ‘leaders’ fail to come through (as I fully expect them … Continue reading →

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The secret to success

Posted on October 12, 2021 by peNdantry

The following statement is NOT TRUE for you or anyone else, but if you wish to succeed you must believe it to be true:
You are in complete control of your destiny, and your success is due solely to your own talent and hard work. Continue reading →

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Yes, it IS possible to embed hyperlinks in titles! (but there are caveats)

Posted on August 24, 2021 by peNdantry

Ready for a surprise? The title of this post contains two links. The link on the first part of the text is to the post itself; this is quite normal. However, there’s a second link at the end, on the … Continue reading →

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Be on your guard: scammers are everywhere!

Posted on August 17, 2021 by peNdantry

A few days ago, a dear friend of mine was lured into parting with US$9,500. This is not something I would normally reveal; but the victim himself quite openly admitted it, in an admirable attempt to alert others to the … Continue reading →

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There is no ‘planet B’ – yet we’re using it already

Posted on July 29, 2021 by peNdantry

Happy§ Earth Overshoot Day! Time to celebrate: we’re now using almost three-quarters of ‘planet B’. Shame it doesn’t exist. Back in 2014, I wrote a set of edicts I would apply ‘If I ruled the world‘. One of those (#4) … Continue reading →

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‘The climate is always changing’: true, but not helpful

Posted on July 20, 2021 by peNdantry

“When we already believe the world to be a certain way, then we interpret new experiences to fit with those beliefs, whether they actually do or not.” Thus spake Veritasium I had another post scheduled for today, but this one … Continue reading →

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Veritasium on the biggest myth in education

Posted on July 13, 2021 by peNdantry

“When we already believe the world to be a certain way, then we interpret new experiences to fit with those beliefs, whether they actually do or not.” Thus spake Veritasium Veritasium: This video is about learning styles. What kind of … Continue reading →

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