These journalism guidelines from the BBC speak for themselves. While news media must try to entertain in order to get an audience, it is important to report facts and not be judgemental. The BBC manages to do that well, while covering events globally and across many sectors and interests. For example, have a look at …
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BT Notes – It’s summer!?!
Its summer! Though some days it seems more like monsoon season. At least it’s not too cold. Though warm humid weather can be very bad for potatoes – July and August is when blight risk is high. I’ve got my fingers crossed since the potatoes look pretty good at the moment. In fact the garden …
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The 11th Hour
The documentary sponsored by Leonardo Di Caprio which seeks to raise awareness of the human footprint on our biosphere. It is worth watching and will likely stimulate some new thinking even in experienced environmentalists. It consists of many statements by a range of experts on the behaviour and consequences of humanity interwoven with striking …
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BT Notes May
Here in Ireland the everyday greeting usually has something to do with the weather. Partly that’s because of the rural population and the importance of agriculture in culture, but also because of the extraordinary variability of daily weather. It is not unusual to hear a weather forecast of “sun, with rain” and temperature fluctuations of …
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What about me?
Check out the trailer and episodes online. Big picture sound and video: What About Me?
Humanity Ascending
Humanity Ascending is a foundation bringing together enlightened thinking from leaders in the field and primarily sponsored by Barbara Marx Hubbard. The principal product is a movie: The Untold History of Humanity As Seen Through Evolutionary Eyes. Six more films will be released over the next couple of years.
BT Notes April – Food and consumption …
April started off in a glorious mood – the first bluebells blossomed in the woods and by mid-April the first rhododendron was out. But the warmth didn’t last; and maybe that wasn’t such a bad thing. A couple of cold, dry weeks in the middle of the month meant that the grass and weeds didn’t …
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Instructables – how to do anything
Check out this great site www.instructables.com. It offers instructions on how to do or build useful things. It’ll be enjoyed by “boys”, but also craftspeople, DIYers, people on a budget, people who can’t get cool stuff in their neighbourhood and people who are trying to reuse and recycle or just live with less. Examples include …
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Charles Darwin on-line
Some of the notes of Charles Darwin were first put on-line in October 2006. Today they become more complete with the addition of the first draft of the book which changed the world’s attitude to evolution. The draft notes are among 20,000 archive items created by the 19th Century naturalist during his lifetime, which include …
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Check out the BBC website
It looks as though the BBC website has been revamped recently. And its even better. (No we don’t get commissions.) The main pages have better summaries. There is more audio and video. The navigation is easier. It looks good. Maybe even make it your home page (if astraea.net isn’t 🙂 ) – its not a …
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