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Continue reading →: Neuropsychoanalysis
My current MOOC has a Youtube discussion on the divisions between psychoanalysts and neuroscientists. The possibility of building bridges between those different methodologies appears to be remote. The debate took place ten years ago. I wonder if neuroscience or psychoanalysis has moved any closer towards a rapprochement. It seems logical…
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Continue reading →: Grey matters
Lack of mental stimulation leaves me feeling dull, and occasionally slightly depressed. That’s why I am grateful for MOOCs. Having finished a MOOC course on pop art, I am looking forward to joining another course. Future Learn have a wide range of courses, some vocational, mostly aimed at students who…
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Continue reading →: Season well
Today is dreeky, a lovely word to describe bad weather. “The kind of weather which makes you miserable.” If you live in Belfast, you get used to it, what else can you do? Flanked on the West by mountains that usher in moisture from the Lough, fed by the Irish…
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Continue reading →: Weak Woke Excuse
“What we fail to value, we fail to protect.” This quote from NZ author, Olivia Pierson’s amazon page would suggest that she respects the culture of her native New Zealand. Why did she tweet that facial tattoos on the new NZ Foreign Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, were “ugly and uncivilised”? Does…
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Continue reading →: New World Order
As the world waits to see who will be the next Pesident of the USA, China is producing an Economic Plan for the next five years. We should sit up and take note that there will be a change of emphasis from low cost manufacturing to high tech engineering. What…
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Continue reading →: That’s Christmas sorted
It is ridiculously early to be so organised, but this is a funny old year. Direct marketing doesn’t usually influence me. Usually, special offers go straight in the bin, but a flyer from a local jewellers offering £50 off purchases over £200 caught my eye. I looked at their website…
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Continue reading →: No Country for Old Men
The US election for the most powerful job in the world is down to two white men in their 70s. Far be it for me to be ageist, but haven’t we had enough of senior citizens trying to rule the world? Joe Biden has pedigree in politics and is less…
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Continue reading →: Will it all be over by Christmas?
Are we talking about Britain’s Got Talent or that pesky pandemic? Let’s say we stick to trivia. Will there be an outright winner in the race for a Christmas number one record/download? We can rest assured Slade will be wishing it could be Christmas every day, Nat King Cole will…
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Continue reading →: Rome
Last year we spent a couple of weeks in Rome on holiday. We visited the Roman ruins and Vatican city. We walked a lot, dined well and enjoyed the local bar/restaurant that used the small open space with outdoor tables. There was a market that used the same space once…
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