by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Ethics, Philosophy
We all know, especially those of us who work in business or are interested in equal rights (or both), how unconscious bias is supposed to work. There is a tranche of rhetoric and dogma which says that people – by this we usually mean white men, are innately...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | On Writing
In my decade in the professional writing business, I have been a humble writer, a less humble one, an editor, a commissioner, a manager, and an outreach consultant. I’ve worked pretty much every angle in print and digital media across the world from Japan to America,...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Being, Ethics, Philosophy
No, we should not try to make everyone normal. Firstly, it is subjective to determine what normal is anyway – is it the majority? the average? Furthermore, it impinges on the basic human rights to force others to conform to an arbitrary standard or definition of...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Ponderings
Last night I watched a documentary on BBC4 about mapping the universe. It was an interesting programme and reminded me of a conversation I had with a Japanese friend before Christmas about astrophysics. All I can say is a lot has changed since my Astronomy GCSE in...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | History
Was King Sejong the World’s Greatest King? At the end of our lives, we can look back and thick about the things we did, did not do, and tried to do. We’ll judge these things individually mixing in achievements, obstacles overcome, regrets, experiences, and so on....
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | Life in Japan
Have you heard of Mieko Kawakami? When I first moved to Japan, hundreds of us were housed in the Keio Plaza hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo. None of us knew each other really though a few had met in the pre-departure, so of course we began with the most basic questions...
by M. W. Wollacott | Mar 7, 2022 | History
The Kaimanawa Wall is a rock formation near Lake Taupo on the Northern Island. It has the appearance of being a manmade stone structure or wall. Due to sensitivities over Maori culture and history, the wall has not been studied in enough depth to understand whether it...
