The answer? — by Unknown on Tuesday, 27 November 2012

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I'm not sure it answers everything but this TED Talk by moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt explains a lot.

Degrees of folk...part 2 — by Unknown on Monday, 26 November 2012

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Oh my, I've really done it now. I've turned the apple cart good and proper with my last post . I was expecting a healthy debate but ...

Degrees of folk — by Unknown on Thursday, 22 November 2012

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Just lately I've been listening online to what's been emerging from Newcastle University's Folk Music degree course . Here's...

When a cigar isn't just a cigar — by Unknown on Friday, 16 November 2012

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We awoke yesterday to discover that someone had graffitied the road outside.  At first it was hard to make out. Closer inspe...

The Mayan Prophecy, Timewave Zero, and 2012...the Great Debate — by Unknown on Friday, 9 November 2012

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On Tuesday November 27th I shall be taking part in a debate about 2012 , organised by the indefatigable David Luke as part of his excellent ...

Shake yer bones — by Unknown on Thursday, 8 November 2012

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Last Friday  the Whirly Band took to the streets of Oxford once again to mark the Day of the Dead . It was our most successful yet, with a...

Wod - Live on Banbury — by Unknown on Saturday, 3 November 2012

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When Jim moved off his boat, Banbury , back in May, he decided to put on a farewell concert to a select audience of about twenty people....

I knew you were going to say that — by Unknown on Thursday, 1 November 2012

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A new study by psychologists at Northwestern University has found that we all might actually be a little bit psychic . The problem is, we d...