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Bob Dylan’s Ballad of a Thin Man
Inspired by Sebastian Smee’s article in The Washington Post. Sebastian Smee, The uncanny Bob Dylan song that inaugurated an era of dread, The Washington Post, 18 April 2025 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Smee writes, “Dylan is the Picasso of popular music. His ‘Ballad of a Thin Man’ speaks more…
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AI and the Quest for Wisdom Essay
Artificial Intelligence and the Quest for Wisdom by Neville Buch Introduction On Artificial Intelligence, “The Perennial Philosophy” shows how to do better in the combinations of wisdom and knowledge which is open to learning. The term refers to a comprehensive understanding of philosophical thinking, and also theological thinking that follows. This is…
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The Future Lies Ahead not Above…(Dr Neil Peach)
The Future Lies Ahead not Above… by Neil Peach Exteriorisation [and the Implications of a Delinearised and Inseparable Hyperlanguaged Technology] Abstract This report examines exteriorisation as a driving force in human development, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically Google’s Notebook LM (NLM), as a modern manifestation of this process. It analyses…
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Understanding possible global impacts upon Australian universities
Dr Neville Buch (ABN 86703686642) Business Office 18 Callendar Street, Sunnybank Hills 4109 AUSTRALIA 14 March 2025 Re: Following on from the previous email about Nicholas B. Dirks’ thinking. Dear Vice-Chancellors, Another informative article from Nicholas B. Dirks. Following the email below, at the bottom of this blog. Remember…
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Something I have Just Learnt Series: Teachers’ Pension Scheme
It seems to me that in the last three decades, the State has abused the position of teachers, in its reduction of the curriculum for humanities, social sciences, and even basic natural and physical sciences. The Australian State owes teachers for damages done to many careers of teaching. From Wikipedia: …