Month: June 2014

Opinion

It’s not a beautiful game if we lose all the time

It’s over before it’s even begun: England are out of the World Cup. Everywhere, forlorn flags are being folded up for another four years; novelty scarves and deeley-boppers put away  – until the next sporting event makes wearing such hideous items acceptable again – and the chorus of ‘maybe next time’ echoes dejectedly across every pub and household in the country. The rest of us … Continue reading It’s not a beautiful game if we lose all the time

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Opinion

What grinds my gears: driving annoyances

In the Sixth Form, learning to drive has always been the subject of much conversation. The pleasure of freedom, the ability to drive anywhere, anytime and to destinations far and wide across the country is liberating. Learning to drive, on face value, is almost certainly a thing to look forward to. And you do look forward to it – until you actually get into the … Continue reading What grinds my gears: driving annoyances

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Politics

Gove’s Guantanamo English Classroom

Whilst the rest of us are getting on with our lives, and Gove is getting on with his education reforms, the American Government is getting on with one of the things it does best: torturing terrorists. It’s no secret that Guantanamo prefers to interrogate its residents in ways that leave no visible marks – convenient for the Americans and inconvenient for human rights lawyers –  … Continue reading Gove’s Guantanamo English Classroom

Tony Diver2 Comments
Opinion

Nature vs Nurture: How multiple intelligence models can help us find a solution

Intelligence is a concept which has baffled psychologists for centuries, and it’s even more of a relevant debate in today’s fast-paced society. Intelligence helps to determine where you study and work, who you interact with, and how you progress socially. Differences in intelligence are observable throughout cultures and social groups, but it seems that the concept of intelligence can be extremely subjective, depending on the … Continue reading Nature vs Nurture: How multiple intelligence models can help us find a solution

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Opinion

Why Science?

The Cosmic Microwave Background is the name we give to remaining radiation from the universe in its first few hundred thousand years. Radiation emitted at that time is over thirteen billion years old and has, therefore, been stretched from wavelengths within the visible light range to longer wavelength microwaves due to the continuous expansion of the space in which they exist. The most accurate map … Continue reading Why Science?

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Opinion

You Can Tell Me I’m a Nerd When You Know Me

Our minds are blighted by a fallacy and it is one that nearly everyone on Earth shares: that a person’s hobbies give an insight into who that person is. For instance, you might hear that someone plays the guitar and you assume, subconsciously and rarely totally inaccurately, that they like rock music. Not because a guitar is only used for rock music – it’s a … Continue reading You Can Tell Me I’m a Nerd When You Know Me

Tom Caruth3 Comments
Politics

Editor: Spiderman and Ukraine

You’ve probably noticed that, in the last month, the news outlets have once again become fixated with the idea of Western powers going to war, and it would seem to me that the rules of international politics are once again created in line with the 2002 remake of Spiderman. Let me explain. Countries who are militarily superior tend to think that they have a remit … Continue reading Editor: Spiderman and Ukraine

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