The benefits of handwriting, reading -- and sleep heffernanm.substack.com/p/thinking-i...

"Through the ages, what Art and Artists provide in times of great uncertainty is a moment and a means for us to feel and think for ourselves, to imagine change." @MargaretHeffernan.bsky.social

Interesting to hear Ronnie Wood on Desert Island Discs talking about the need to be creative - @margaretheffernan.bsky.social argues something similar in her latest book, which I drew on for this piece: The age of overwhelm share.google/4rCOTukSVetU...

Last night, we had the pleasure of hosting @hilarycottam.bsky.social, in conversation with @margaretheffernan.bsky.social. Hilary shared insights from 'The Work We Need' on the value of work that changes with our lives, offers time for caring responsibilities, provides meaning and is tied to place.

This was so much fun. And what a perfect picture: resurgence indeed!

Do we still need artists in a generative AI world? @margaretheffernan.bsky.social, @tiziana.bsky.social, @jsapsed.bsky.social, Ruth Towse @buresearch.bsky.social, Reema Selhi @dacs.org.uk 🔎 Festival of Economics 2025 🎟️ Tickets on sale now ⬇️

Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'" I've saved her some time.

Wind power ascendant: UK consumers saved £104.3 billion compared with what their energy bills would have been without investment in wind generation. theconversation.com/wind-power-h...

US’s super-rich are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the world’s poorest 10% www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Wisdom of the Young open.substack.com/pub/hefferna...

Hard to convince younger generations, but for decades, Republicans went on and on about how two of the worst things imaginable were (1) state intervention in the market and (2) DC using federal troops against US states; both so bad the people should be ready for armed rebellion in case it happens.

BBC and ITV both platforming the far right today. Yet we will still be told they're not allowed to give their opinions freely. Meanwhile myself and 100s like me have been censored on X and lost their jobs writing political comedy 🤔

LeVar Burton: literary hero! ❤️💪 magazine.1000libraries.com/levar-burton...

Good morning Bluesky. "Government of any sort – including democracy – does not possess more wisdom or justice than its individual citizens, and that it is every citizen’s responsibility to avoid acquiescence."- Henry David Thoreau

Love this photo of Monarch Butterflies in Ontario Canada probably Point Peel National that i went to yearly in Sept in my twenties as they gathered to cross Lake erie migrating south waited for the wind to change

Sierra Leone imported enough solar panels in one year to make up 65% of their entire nation's generating capacity. If you're not preparing for massive drops in fossil fuel demand, you're not paying attention. electrek.co/2025/08/25/c...

No brush, no pencil. Just a typewriter. Artist James, using a 1930s Smith Premier typewriter, typed out this painting. #art #printer #unique #typewriter #illustration

“It wasn’t just one thing: No one action. No one plan. No one org. No one leader... It had taken everything and everyone.” @margaretheffernan.bsky.social’s Uncharted raised the AIDS crisis as a model for action in uncertainty. It remains a valuable compass. heffernanm.substack.com/p/make-the-p...

Paralyzed by uncertainty? Don't be. Be inspired by the tough lessons learned during the AIDS crisis.

There are far more creative ways to think about careers than treating yourself as a brand...

A fun podcast about writing, uncertainty and creativity. londonwriterssalon.simplecast.com/episodes/152...

A record number of Americans have applied to undergraduate courses at UK universities - a 14% rise from last year and the highest number since records began in 2006 on.ft.com/4kFC5Ct

M. C. Escher (1898-1972), “Puddle” (1952), woodcut in colours, on Japan paper, 32.3 x 24 cm (image).

This was an inspiring conversation - I hope it is for you too!

It is perverse. Does he Starmer lack the imagination to see what his children's future will look like?

Machine learning study of 1,700 economic seminars finds female speakers are interrupted earlier and more frequently than their male counterparts on.ft.com/3HfIFRS

Bruce and Baldwin... www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZHW...

'Taking the time to do things right isn’t anti-innovation – it is what is required to get deep-rooted change in social systems.' My piece on AI and public services in this week's @newstatesman.com www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...

At last week’s event with Margaret Heffernan, I encouraged people attending to fill in the survey on Arts Council England. The survey has been extended and will now close at midday on 30 June 2025. www.gov.uk/government/c... All review members should read @margaretheffernan.bsky.social’s book.

"What art provides in times of uncertainty is a moment and a means for us to feel and think for ourselves, to imagine change." Words of wisdom from @margaretheffernan.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com. Her book Embracing Uncertainty delves into the topic even more brilliantly! tinyurl.com/yvsjws3e

‘The role of art is not to frame policy or propose legislation but to create the conditions in which we can begin to imagine a future different from the present’ Wonderful to work alongside @margaretheffernan.bsky.social and graduates from both our universities, embracing uncertainty.

Enjoy! Hope you got home safe and sound...!

The extreme polarization of arts and sciences is a huge mistake and explains some of the rigidity and extremism we see all around us: in education, in recruitment, in our politics. But one mindset alone cannot fix the mess we are in. We need creativity now more than ever