Bikes and cars

Check out the lengthy article in todays Herald that delves into the tensions and anxieties between cyclists and motorists.  It covers some interesting facets – including the speed obsessed psychology of the the city-commuter.  We’re an impatient lot! Still, the visibility that cycling is gaining can only help safety.

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Death and all his friends

Here’s an article I wrote on Simon Critchley’s Book of Dead Philosophers.

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Gittins once more

I know it’s boring to keep linking to Ross Gittins, but today’s article is really very good.  Instead of explaining the economic situation, this time he’s explaining why people explain the current economic climate in the ways they do, and why they get into such big huffs with each other about it.  That is, what are the beliefs they have about economics, which lead them to interpret economic data in one way or another. Ultimately, it’s an argument about what the proper role of government is.  Excellent reading for anybody wanting to keep their wits about them.

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