Ockham’s Razor

We know that giving students choice and ownership over their own learning is best, but has it been lost from the education system?

When I say “brown coal”, what word comes to mind? Dirty?Well maybe that’s fair… if you want to burn it. But Vince Verheyen reckons there’s a future for it in a net zero emissions world.The starting point is understanding what it is, geologically, and how to make the most of its ingredients.

Why is it that so many people are horrible online? Are they always bad people?

Caveat emptor – buyer beware.

There are those places in nature that we come back to, again and again. The reason we come is because they’re so beautiful, or peaceful… but it’s the act of returning regularly that helps us notice when things are different. The landscape is telling us in those subtle changes what’s happening to it.

Why are medicos often so bad at giving us a straight answer to this question – and how could they respond better?

Think about the stem cells in an embryo – they’re a bit like a teenager on the brink of adulthood, with the potential to be almost anything they want to be.

Morbid question for you - how long do you reckon your remains hang around for, after you die? How about the rest of the things you’ve used in your life?

Take a moment and imagine yourself in nature - whether it is walking in a magical rainforest, swimming in the ocean, or a moment of wonder at the animals and plants around.

What happens when you’re very young can have a life-long effect on your relationships, as Raquel Peel knows all too well.