Hole Ousia [no longer the same]
As a long term supporter of openness and transparency I am disappointed to find that hole ousia can no longer be fully open and transparent. This is because a small … Continue reading Hole Ousia [no longer the same]
Category: Medical Education
Hole Ousia never stops learning. Hole Ousia is troubled that the ‘collaboration’ with the Pharmaceutical Industry in ‘medical education’ can have consequences and actually undermine science which seeks objectivity.
HOME and AWAY
Yesterday I took Big Ted with me yesterday to Glasgow. I was not there for any reason other than to wander and observe. I was exploring the West end area … Continue reading HOME and AWAY
“Might be seen as . . .”
The above – partial quote – comes from the following closing paragraph of an Editorial that has been published in the current edition of the British Journal of General Practice: … Continue reading “Might be seen as . . .”
BUMP-TIOUS SCIENCE
Nearly all now agree that Phrenology was never science. History can help guide science. Today: can we be sure that everything understood as scientific is not as BUMP-TIOUS as our … Continue reading BUMP-TIOUS SCIENCE
‘The scientific attitude’
This is an old review of an old book. I find that I am not well enough versed to understand the full context and that I struggle with some of … Continue reading ‘The scientific attitude’
‘PLASTOMETER’
The ‘Plastometer’ as described in 1921:
L. N. E. R. excursions
side by side on an old newspaper page.
‘Pink Pills for Pale People’
An advert from March 1899:
NOTICE of REMOVAL
The Morrison family were once well known in Forres. This family ran a Grocery shop from 120 High Street, where they lived above the shop: On the last day of … Continue reading NOTICE of REMOVAL
Mr. SELL
This one minute film relates to our commercialised world. It is based on several old newspaper adverts. Music credit: ‘Impossible’ by C. Duncan This film is for Marion Brown and … Continue reading Mr. SELL
A L G O R I T H M
If only there could be an algorithm that presents who I am rather than PREDICTING it!
MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE
An advert from The Edinburgh Evening News, 9 May 1898.