What if the Earth Stood Still? There are a few options to the level of cataclysm that we choose to discuss here if the Earth’s rotation stopped. We could also make it ‘stand still’ completely in space, which means that… Read More »What if the Earth Stood Still?
Women in Politics: How Far Does the Power Extend? After last year’s election, Rwanda maintained its position as the national parliament with the greatest proportion of seats held by women, with 61% of the MPs elected being female. Following the… Read More »Women in Politics: How Far Does the Power Extend?
In Case You Missed It…. Just a collection of potentially useful articles from around the web…there are no themes to the articles chosen apart from that some could prove useful in providing material for the course…I just came across them… Read More »In Case You Missed It…
First year (or all successive years) in Cambridge may easily fall into a somewhat monotonous routine of weekly lectures, repetitive Sunday nights out and routine sports practice… spontaneity can definitely be lacking. We all know the claustrophobic feeling that arises… Read More »An alternative guide to Cambridge – 8 ways to shake up the routine
For those followers of the Compass Blog you may remember my past ramble into dealing with the current lack of permanence and ties and therefore care of place. This piece takes us further into the micro aspect of that, how… Read More »Ramblings from the countryside: the struggles of the Rugged Oil Beetle
“My life here is connected to something real. Before, I didn’t really get that the elements were real things…” “We’d all rather look at the stars at night than go to Starbucks” The above statements came from a woman I… Read More »Dissertation diaries: lessons from an off-grid community
In a Costa Coffee in a market town on the border of Wales, I listened to Sarah speak about her son, Elliot. ‘I’m sure I know a very different Elliot to you’, she said immediately as we sat down,… Read More »Puppets and Personhood – Cognitive Disability and Performance Art