Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
I guess most of us have a few of these pictures. The ones where you are taking a picture of a rock on Kompassberg mountain and you see an eye in it, or the face of a baboon on a rock in the Botanic Gardens, Göteborg. Old trees are particularly good, I have a creature... Continue Reading →
There have been a couple of items this last week or so about Internationalisation that have got me writing. Last month's Rhodos was a special edition on the subject and our department got a very nice write up as one of the most 'internationalised' at Rhodes. Rhodos Special Edition: Internationalisation (July 2012) One of the... Continue Reading →
Here's another piece of futures thinking (from the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities) which I came across whilst doing some lecture preparation. The three scenarios are: Gulliver's World Massive socio-technical revolution Triumph of the Triads Presently South African cities seem to be caught somewhere between the first and last scenarios. Perhaps it is... Continue Reading →
I have been using TED talks in my teaching for many years now. Five years ago I showed my first year class one of Hans Rosling's TED talks 'Stats that reshape your world view' and sitting in that class was Tyron Louw. Earlier this year the same Tyron Louw - now a postgraduate student - walked... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was the big day when Rhodes hosted its first TEDx event. It was a privilege to be there presenting with such an exciting group. What a great audience of 'TEDxsters' too. Congratulations to Tyron Louw and all of the team at TEDxRhodesU. Here's my talk ...
It's taken quite a while to get this together. Kate and I spent a wonderful time in Chile and Argentina last November and one of the highlights was a day spent with an old school friend of our daughter - Rocio - who kindly showed us around the old quarter of Valparaiso. I only had... Continue Reading →
It was a quiet night for us after the Klipspringer Trail, the campsite was pretty busy but we didn't really care and got to sleep nice and early. Then it was back along the Gariep to Upington and the drive north to the Kgalagadi Park and a night at Twee Rivieren camp. We spent it... Continue Reading →
Some quite remarkable pictures of crochet coral, yes crochet coral, and an inspiring story here: Crocheting to Change the Planet
Midwinter is about the best time to hike the Klipsringer Trail, actually you can't hike it in the summer months due to the extreme heat and lack of water on the route . We broke up the long drive (900 kms) by overnighting at the Mountain Zebra Park and you can see just how cold... Continue Reading →
A day out in Söderåsen nature reserve and a picnic with the Davy's.
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