Bitcoin is one of the most famous digital currencies of the current time. It has the highest market value and it has made a lot of people millionaire overnight. Trader’s first choice is Bitcoin these days and they are investing more and more in this cryptocurrency. Despite the popularity of Bitcoin, many of the people […] … learn more→

Since the beginning of time, music has been a way of communicating observations of and experiences about the world. For Indigenous Peoples who have lived within their traditional territories for generations, music is a repository of ecological knowledge, with songs embedding ancestors’ knowledge, teachings and wisdom. The music carries the word of the ancestors across […] … learn more→

Scholarly work is a slow thing, and it can take years before academics can officially declare even obvious things to be true…or at least true enough. So, while it was clear to me a decade or more ago that something was going very wrong in higher education, it’s only now that we have an official […] … learn more→

One new year’s resolution that most academics would doubtless endorse is to overcome their impostor syndrome. That this condition was discovered by an academic should not be a surprise: monkey see, monkey do, after all. Academics are famously vulnerable to feeling like they aren’t up to the job. So much so that Times Higher Education not so long ago ran a […] … learn more→

We are creatures of habit. Between a third and half of our behaviour is habitual, according to research estimates. Unfortunately, our bad habits compromise our health, wealth and happiness. On average, it takes 66 days to form a habit. But positive behavioural change is harder than self-help books would have us believe. Only 40% of people can sustain their […] … learn more→

It’s hard to come up with a decent title for today’s post. A while back I wrote how daughters coming home with mustaches and breasts removed is a thing now. When I first heard of this, I greeted the news with skepticism because it was just so wacky…but I confirmed things as best I could […] … learn more→

It is pointless to compare the episodes of Star Wars to extol the merits of the one, the deficiencies of the other, but it is time, at the time when the third and last trilogy of the cycle started in 1977, and while The Mandalorian triumphs over Disney +, to examine the management of the franchise by the Walt […] … learn more→

The school year is over and holidays are upon us. But that doesn’t mean your children’s learning experiences can’t continue. If you’re planning an overseas trip with your family, you’re in for many benefits. Research shows travel has a positive impact on mental and physical health, and family relationships. Travel is also an educational opportunity. It’s a rich […] … learn more→

Autumn has given way to winter. And with it, the colors of the season that we have fired are gone: the green that covered the deciduous trees becomes a fan of colors, ranging from ocher to orange. The pigments responsible for these colors are essential for human health. In addition, the quality of food is related to […] … learn more→

It’s a strange world we live in today. Most media put so much spin on their “news” that it’s almost impossible to figure out what’s happening just by reading about it. Everything Trump does is spun into the most negative thing possible, meaning all Trump news is taken with a grain of salt. I’ve heard […] … learn more→