WikiLeaks and "State" Knowledge
Our diplomats are dedicated civil servants. But you can’t expect people to become experts of anything in a matter of months or years — especially something as nuanced…
Category: English
The Ritual Season
Those who seek power have understood the political punch of myth and ritual. They have always manipulated these central components of social life to further their interests —…
The Ritual Season
Those who seek power have understood the political punch of myth and ritual. They have always manipulated these central components of social life to further their interests —…
Anthropology and Science
A recent Inside Higher Ed article, “Anthropology Without Science”, discusses the American Anthropological Associations recent changes to its’ “vision” (not definition for…
Chapter 3 v2 now online!
Just a quick note to let a few interested parties know that Chapter 3 v2 has been posted. The thesis is coming around second base now and well…
iPhones = unreasonable behaviour?
http://tinyurl.com/2v97j6b. Sensibly, tech isn’t made deterministically responsible for poor marital relations but it’s acknowledged that mediated communication may also be used to avoid facing r…
iPhones = unreasonable behaviour?
http://tinyurl.com/2v97j6b. Sensibly, tech isn’t made deterministically responsible for poor marital relations but it’s acknowledged that mediated communication may also be used to avoid facing r…
iPhones = unreasonable behaviour?
http://tinyurl.com/2v97j6b. Sensibly, tech isn’t made deterministically responsible for poor marital relations but it’s acknowledged that mediated communication may also be used to avoid facing r…
iPhones = unreasonable behaviour?
http://tinyurl.com/2v97j6b. Sensibly, tech isn’t made deterministically responsible for poor marital relations but it’s acknowledged that mediated communication may also be used to avoid facing r…
ehealth as oxymoron
http://gu.com/p/2jy3d/tw – technology induced mind change a top threat for humanity. Hyperbole perhaps, in comparing the threat to that posed by climate change, but Susan Greenfield is doing what…
ehealth as oxymoron
http://gu.com/p/2jy3d/tw – technology induced mind change a top threat for humanity. Hyperbole perhaps, in comparing the threat to that posed by climate change, but Susan Greenfield is doing what…
ehealth as oxymoron
http://gu.com/p/2jy3d/tw – technology induced mind change a top threat for humanity. Hyperbole perhaps, in comparing the threat to that posed by climate change, but Susan Greenfield is doing what…
ehealth as oxymoron
http://gu.com/p/2jy3d/tw – technology induced mind change a top threat for humanity. Hyperbole perhaps, in comparing the threat to that posed by climate change, but Susan Greenfield is doing what…
We are all cyborgs now: A pill that reminds you about your next dose
http://ind.pn/dmlV5K. Is this ‘Endocolonisation’ in action? Paul Virilio would not be a fan. His concept describes how the human body is increasingly becoming a site of technology which…
We are all cyborgs now: A pill that reminds you about your next dose
http://ind.pn/dmlV5K. Is this ‘Endocolonisation’ in action? Paul Virilio would not be a fan. His concept describes how the human body is increasingly becoming a site of technology which…
We are all cyborgs now: A pill that reminds you about your next dose
http://ind.pn/dmlV5K. Is this ‘Endocolonisation’ in action? Paul Virilio would not be a fan. His concept describes how the human body is increasingly becoming a site of technology which…
We are all cyborgs now: A pill that reminds you about your next dose
http://ind.pn/dmlV5K. Is this ‘Endocolonisation’ in action? Paul Virilio would not be a fan. His concept describes how the human body is increasingly becoming a site of technology which…
The NHS Direct helpline is dead. Long live NHS 111!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11120853. A shame – NHSD provided a reason to think about Freidson’s “lay referral system” again, this time in connection with ICTs (Freidson 1988). No, you’re not. Freidson m…
The NHS Direct helpline is dead. Long live NHS 111!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11120853. A shame – NHSD provided a reason to think about Freidson’s “lay referral system” again, this time in connection with ICTs (Freidson 1988). No, you’re not. Freidson m…
The NHS Direct helpline is dead. Long live NHS 111!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11120853. A shame – NHSD provided a reason to think about Freidson’s “lay referral system” again, this time in connection with ICTs (Freidson 1988). No, you’re not. Freidson m…
The opinions of Professor Field are not the same as evidence from the field
Healthy living is commonly seen as a rational choice on the part of individuals. Indeed, Prof Fields’ outlook (click his name for a summary from the Herd blog)…
Culture and Thermal Comfort
Our built environments have both physical and social aspects to it. An occupant’s perception of the physical will affect his or her perception of the social, and vice…