John North
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What's important now? Personal account. Working on global responsibility with grli.org
A cosmic joke or pre-determined? Enjoyed a concise and fascinating overview of our shared history presented by Tim Coulson at
#OxfordLiteraryFestival
. On this
#AprilFoolsDay
I ask not only why "we" exist but how "all of us" might continue existing?
#GlobalResponsibility
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"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired."
www.chronicle.com/article/what...
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Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility
In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?
https://www.chronicle.com/article/what-autocrats-want-from-academics-servility
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Earlier today I learnt about this "citizen journalist" supposedly uncovering dodgy science at the Met Office. Seen this
@pennyend.bsky.social
?
news.starknakedbrief.co.uk/p/the-silent...
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The Quiet Bureaucrat Pulling the Strings Behind Britain's "Dodgy" State-Backed Weather and Climate Service
Meet Penelope Endersby, chief executive of the Meteorological Office (Met Office).
https://news.starknakedbrief.co.uk/p/the-silent-bureaucrat-pulling-the?r=x59m&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Thank you
@profcarlrhodes.bsky.social
for challengings us at the GRLI Crucial Conversation earlier this week on "Billionaires and business education?" with insights from your new book "Stinking Rich". For more on this + future convos visit GRLI on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/posts/thegrl...
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