Yesterday, it snowed in Burnie.
It hasn’t snowed here since 1986.
The snow fell while I was marking attendance and my students asked if they could go outside.
I’d never seen snow in Burnie, so I joined them in the courtyard. We felt the snow melt as we caught the drifting flurries in our hands. We took pictures, laughed, shivered and…
I want to know why strangers often appear in our dreams, yet we interact with them as though we know them already. How is this possible?
So I posted a question to Quora today.
Quora, as you may know, is a Q&A forum full of really smart people (or mostly smart people). You…
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Machinima is a style of film making whereby video game footage is captured and edited to create a new story. It’s an amusing form of storytelling that appropriates one genre of entertainment to create another.
One of Machinima’s most popular creations is the long running Red vs Blue. The footage — captured from the game Halo — uses…
Read MoreAnyone who self-publishes to Amazon will be aware that it is currently in dispute with the publisher Hachette.
The monoliths are slogging it out over royalties, distribution and eBook prices.
Recently, Amazon sent its authors an email about why they believe Hachette is overcharging for eBooks. Unlike hardback or paperback books, eBooks cost virtually nothing…
Read MoreIn this latest video, Sue and Claire discuss how some comedians are spreading their spiritual message through humour.
Read MoreDr Bruce Lipton is a radical scientist.
His research into cell biology leads him to conclude that genes do not determine our lives.
Lipton also believes Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution is wrong.
Darwin describes life as an ongoing struggle he termed ‘survival of the fittest.’ Lipton disagrees. Instead, co-operation is the key to survival — an ‘altruism of the fittest’ that…
Read MoreLately I’ve been reading a lot about the Second World War.
This is kind of apt since it is the Anzac holiday weekend in Australia and blanket media coverage about all the 20th Century wars is everywhere.
But my fascination with WW2 is not inspired by stories of Australia’s struggles overseas.
Instead, I’ve been reading…
Read MoreIn the footsteps of Bill Hicks, George Carlin and more recently Russell Brand, comes comedian Joe Rogan.
Joe has a regular podcast that explores science, consciousness, spirituality, quantum physics, sports, celebrity culture, politics and so much more.
Joe’s podcasts are so popular that some of his guest list includes Elon Musk, Neil DeGrasse…
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