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Can you name 10 famous Belgians?
August 31st, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I are spending a few days this week on a short break in Antwerp in the northern (Flemish) part of Belgium. Our guide book offers the following 10 famous Belgians: Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) – the inventor of the Mercator projection to represent the spherical globe on a flat page. Georges Simeon (1903-1989)- the […]
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We have a rule in Britain …
August 25th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
… If it’s a Bank Holiday, it has to rain. It’s almost a law of physics. Today it’s a Bank Holiday in Britain and – guess what? – it’s raining (hard). I feel particularly sorry for all those involved in the Notting Hill Carnival here in London which is due to have its busiest day […]
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So is fruit really good for you or it is actually bad for you?
August 11th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I had a long conversation recently with a relative who told me that most fruit is not good for you because of the sugar content. There’s a lot of conflicting information on the Internet, but this advice from an Icelandic guy seems sensible to me. So it seems that I can keep eating a banana […]
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Do you keep a daily note of some aspect of your life?
June 25th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
As I have explained here, I’ve kept a daily dairy for more than 50 years. In narrative form, I simply record how I’ve spent that day: meetings attended, people met, work done, films seen, books read. There is very little reflection or emotional analysis, But I know that other people record simply one aspect of their day […]
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England gleaming in the afternoon sun
June 23rd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Great weekend weather – and great photo from Reid Wiseman on the International Space Station here.
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The long and the short of it
June 21st, 2014 by Roger Darlington
If you live in the Northern hemisphere – and the majority of the world’s population does – then today is the longest day of the year. So enjoy the daylight, as I will in London. If you’re an England football fan (football is not my thing), you’ve just witnessed the shortest World Cup run of […]
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The tale of an unsung hero
June 2nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
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How to be risk savvy and therefore make good decisions
May 25th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
This week, I attended a public lecture at the London School of Economics given by Professor Gerd Gigerenzer. He is managing director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, former professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, and author of “Risk Savvy: How to Make Good Decisions”. Remember the volcanic ash […]
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My Thought For The Week now 15 years old – have you signed up for it?
May 18th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
“Life isn’t a matter of milestones but of moments.” American philanthropist Rose Kennedy (1890-1995) Thought For The Week No 750 Fifteen years ago, I saw a quote in a newspaper, liked it, and sent it in an e-mail to the 12 people who worked with me in the Research Department of the Communication Workers Union. […]
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Please support Martha Lane Fox’s Mad May March
April 24th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I have heard Martha Lane Fox speak many times and met her several times, mostly in the context of our joint passion for promoting digital inclusion, and she is am amazing woman. She is about to do a charity walk as she explains here: “On May 2nd, it will be ten years since I broke […]
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