Nick Merrill University of California, Berkeley Nick Merril is a researcher at the UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, where he directs the Daylight Lab (daylight.berkeley.edu). He received my Ph.D. from the UC Berkeley School of Information. His adviser was John Chuang. You try to use your
The word for today is… verdant (adjective) – 1a : green in tint or color b : green with growing plants 2 : unripe in experience or judgment Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English speakers have been using “verdant” as a ripe synonym of “green” since the late 16th century, and as a descriptive term
Drew Cattanach University of Westminster Currently lecturing on the BSc Computer Games Development course at the University of Westminster, Drew’s background is in the UK Games Development industry working at companies such as Electronic Arts between 1995 and 2013. Drew’s research interests are game design and narratives, asset
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Of all the silly speech affectations of the past few decades (it’s an inexplicable modern phenomenon) probably nothing is as bad as “window of opportunity”. In recent years this frequently has been shortened to just “window”. I’ve yet to read it when it
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com For those for whom reading is a key activity, language abuse smacks them in the nose when it’s encountered. I’ve written before about the commercial property agency practise of reinventing the language. This began about thirty years ago in Sydney then quickly spread
The word for today is… pluvial (adjective) – 1a : of or relating to rain b : characterized by abundant rain 2 of a geologic change : resulting from the action of rain Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In the early 17th century, clerics began wearing long cloaks known as “pluvials” for protection against the
Timothy Welch University of Auckland Tim Welch specialises transportation, infrastructure and urban modelling with a focus on the use of big data and technology. Much of Dr. Welch’s research is applied with a focus on equity and climate change. Something strange has happened to the perception of cyclists and
The word for today is… glean (verb) – 1 : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers – glean a field 2a : to gather (something, such as information) bit by bit b : to pick over in search of relevant material 3 : find out Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Glean comes from Middle
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CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org So, it looks like GloboCap isn’t going to be happy until they have fomented the widespread social unrest — or de facto global civil war — that they need as a pretext to lock in the new pathologized totalitarianism and remake whatever remains of society into a
Richard Faragher University of Brighton Richard Faragher is Professor of Biogerontology at the University of Brighton and is past Chair of both the British Society for Research on Ageing and the International Association of Biomedical Gerontology. He read Biochemistry at Imperial College, London and undertook doctoral studies at the University
Naomi Cahn University of Virginia Naomi Cahn is an expert in family law, trusts and estates, feminist jurisprudence, reproductive technology, and aging and the law. Prior to joining the University of Virginia faculty in 2020, she taught at George Washington Law School, where she twice served as associate dean. “I’
The word for today is… imbue (verb) – 1 : endow – ‘Spanish missions imbue the city with Old World charm’ 2 : to permeate or influence as if by dyeing – ‘the spirit that imbues the new constitution’ 3 : to tinge or dye deeply Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Like its synonym infuse, imbue implies
Reshanne Reeder Edge Hill University Reshanne Reeder’s background is in visual attention and visual working memory. Her current research explores individual differences in mental imagery and anomalous perception, including pseudo/hallucinations and illusions. Consider the statements below. What do they describe? A trip on psychedelics? A dream? I felt
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org Every totalitarian system in history has used the power of visual propaganda to generate a new “reality,” one that reifies its official ideology, remaking the world in its own paranoid image. New Normal totalitarianism is no exception. For example, take a look at this panel copied
The word for today is… proleteriat (noun) – 1 : the laboring class especially : the class of industrial workers who lack their own means of production and hence sell their labor to live 2 : the lowest social or economic class of a community Source : Online Etymology Dictionary Etymology : “the lowest and poorest
