Robert Hickson • Dec 22, 2014 •
Following on from the Listener’s highlighting of employment condition concerns at Santa’s workshop Amazon has just announced that it has acquired the global manufacturing and logistics enterprise for an undisclosed sum (rumoured to be in excess of US$15 billion). Alibaba would not confirm whether it too had attempted to buy the family-owned company. A combination of impending industrial … Read More
Eric Crampton • Dec 16, 2014 •
I led the affirmative charge at the GEN debate on the following proposition: "This house believes that the Christmas Extravaganza is a waste of time and money." We didn't get to pick our sides, but I didn't mind partnering up with Patrick Nolan from the Productivity Commission.As Bronwyn Croxson from Ministry of Health was leading the charge for the opposition, … Read More
Ken Perrott • Dec 23, 2012 •
A bit of an antidote to those mushy Christmas cards. Worth thinking about the meaning of this image. Read More
Ken Perrott • Sep 05, 2011 •
This is really a reminder about another sciency book for the kids – especially with Christmas coming up. Back in May I posted on a new book by Richard Dawkins (see The Magic of Reality for young people). I am posting … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Dec 22, 2010 •
Book review: Christmas – Philosophy for Everyone: Better Than a Lump of Coal. Scott C. Lowe (Editor), Fritz Allhoff, Fritz Allhoff (Series Editor) Stephen Nissenbaum (Foreword) Price: US$15.56 Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (October 19, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 144433090X … Continue reading → … Read More
Ken Perrott • Dec 02, 2010 •
The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? J. B. Priestley December 1st makes a lot of us [...] … Read More
Ken Perrott • Dec 01, 2010 •
I think Tim Minchin‘s Song “White Wine in the Sun“ really captures the spirit of Christmas down under. I heard it last year (see No gods required) and notice it is being promoted again this year with all proceeds going … Continue reading → … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Dec 22, 2009 •
Well, it’s that time of year again. Christmas. New Year’s. The extremely aptly-named silly season. So we thought we’d take the opportunity to say thank you to all our Sciblings. Since its humble beginnings in September/October of this year, we’ve seen over 600 new posts written (to total over 1,100). Our stats … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Dec 15, 2009 •
In more of the spirit of things festive, Stats NZ have released a series of data looking at the cost of two different types of NZ Christmas dinner, both this year and in previous years. (No, rabbit is not on the menu) And, because I enjoy graphing, I thought I’d take some … Read More