The meanings of ‘animal’
Years ago I heard David Suzuki speak in Halifax. He was on book tour for his, then recent publication, The …
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Good research and racist comments
The study that inspired the racist comments, and this post, is interesting because it helps folks who have a hard …
Challenges for the modern journalist
Okay. I’ve been very critical of journalists and newspapers that are getting it wrong on climate change: here and here …
Making Tim Ball
This is a story about one of my moments of glory. Some of you know that some years ago I …
Hey, Calgary Herald, you suck on climate change destabilization
Here’s a fun thing that you can try at home. It’s a simple form of media analysis. The result of …
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Cognitive maps, hurray!
It seems like yesterday that I was writing my thesis and exploring my love of cognitive maps and mental models. …
CBC logos have always been cool
I was at my local coffee shop yesterday, and Alison (sp? sorry) was wearing this cool shirt with a cool …
Intention and responsibility
It is entirely possible for the meanings we create to be beyond our intent and within our responsibility. I’ve said …
Design a life support system
Today is a good day to think about our life support system. Our life support is our earth. It’s a …
Maximal and minimal meanings
One of the challenges of branding and marketing is working with and relying on the many subtle, implicit and subconscious …
Positioning the other, again
So last week I wrote about a bus ad that I photographed and posted claiming that it was racist. But …