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Category Archives: Phlyarology
Who wants to be an unpaid billboard?
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
Posted in ... wait, what?, Communication, crowdsourcing, memetics, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged free, gift, meme, memetics, oath of giftiness, Pay It Forward, There Is No Planet B, viral marketing, word of mouth
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Don’t trash our future
It’s not just the big things; the little things matter, too. The UK is suffering from a litter epidemic. 226 million cigarette butts are discarded in England every year. £1 billion – the estimated cost of picking up litter in … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Core thought, Culture, Environment, Health, Phlyarology, Strategy
Tagged Justice, litter, litter-louts, rubbish, trash
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Revealed: oil sector’s ‘staggering’ $3bn-a-day profits for last 50 years
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
We need to treat climate change as the emergency it is
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’.
Posted in ... wait, what?, balance, Climate, Communication, Core thought, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, Phlyarology, Rants, Strategy
Tagged 1976, 2022, climate change, emergency, Heatwave
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Republican Voices of Experience Speak Loudly
Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
It’s one thing for someone like me, a mere political observer, to say that Donald Trump must be prosecuted for his crimes, particularly the crime of inciting an attempted coup to overturn an election,…
Posted in balance, Core thought, News and politics, People, Phlyarology, Reblogs
Tagged Donald Trump, inequity, infamy, January 6, Justice
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The Absurd Search For Dark Matter
Derek Muller: I am at a gold mine a couple of hours outside of Melbourne because one kilometre underground they are putting in a detector to look for Dark Matter. Let’s go. It’s going to take 30 minutes to go … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Core thought, Phlyarology, Science
Tagged DAMA/LIBRA, Dark Matter, Dunkle Materie, Fritz Zwicky, gravity, Kent Ford, Vera Rubin, Veritasium
11 Comments
Ricky Gervais presents an insightful view of atheism
I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned. Richard Feynman (1918–1988) With thanks to Paul Handover of Learning from Dogs for pointing me to the thought-provoking piece below. (There’s also a ‘Best of … Continue reading
Posted in Core thought, People, perception, Phlyarology
Tagged agnosticism, atheism, belief, god, Religion, Richard Dawkins, Richard Feynman, Richard Wiseman, Ricky Gervais, science, truth
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Misplaced Priorities
Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
The effects of climate change are predicted to bring us our hottest summer ever and one with even more hurricanes, tornadoes, and extreme wildfires than past years. We are told that we should expect…
How brexit is turning the UK into a haven…for human rights abuse
Originally posted on daryanenergyblog:
One of the main motivations for brexit was to tackle immigration. However, even before the referendum, it was pointed out to the brexiters, that their plans would be unworkable and counter productive. Job markets are fairly…
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