What an interesting idea…
Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
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The development of Anzac Day and the ways it’s seen differently between New Zealand and Australia continues to interest me. Here’s a short article that notes one of those differences around the ‘pilgrimmage’ to Gallipoli that some New Zealanders and Australians take.
See Kiwis, Aussies differ over Anzac pilgrimage | Stuff.co.nz (From some research from AUT – see their Anzac Day lecture.)
It’s a bit like the differences between the war memorials on each side of the Tasman. In Australia they tend to list all who went overseas, while in NZ they list those who died overseas.
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Back in March I went to this lecture by Richard Dawkins hosted at the University of Auckland. I was intrigued by his comments about ‘thankfulness’ in it – interesting that people can start from the same place and come to a huge range of different places in their understanding of the world.
Anyway, the lecture video is now available at the link below:
Richard Dawkins lecture: The greatest show on earth live- The University of Auckland
See also: Richard Dawkins: The greatest show on earth live- The University of Auckland – more video links etc.
Update: Mark suggested this link to go with the video: John Bishop: We all have right to give thanks – Religion and Beliefs – NZ Herald News
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A couple of related articles about encoding ethics into software:
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A more detailed interview with Dylan Horrocks that picks up some of the things I mentioned back in Greenflame · New version of Hicksville!.
See On the edge of the world – Entertainment – NZ Herald News
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A (very) brief op-ed piece looking at why (US) young(er) evangelical Christians might be more sympathetic to environmental concerns. See Why Are Young Evangelicals More Likely to Link Their Beliefs With Environmentalism? Jonathan Merritt Answers – Science and Religion Today
Does anyone know where the reports mentioned in the piece might be found? I’ve come across the following which might be one of them – The Barna Group – Evangelicals Go “Green” with Caution.
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One of the things we spent a little bit of time in ethics class last year was how the wired/digital world might intersect with ethics, and in particular digital downloads. So I was interested to see this brief comment in the ethics section of the New York Times, where the author argued that some digital downloads while illegal might be ethical. See The Ethicist – E-Book Dodge – Question – NYTimes.com. (Will file this away for a class exercise next year)
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Quite possibly the most useful little application I’ve come across in a while – Jomic – a viewer for comic book archives
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Not sure how I feel about this, but Marvel is resurrecting Marvelman (AKA Miracleman). I think of the character as a British figure, reminiscent of some of the UK comics I grew up with, so how will this pan out? (See Newsarama.com : MARVELMAN Returns Via Marvel Comics in June)
Anyway, it’s been a while since I read anything like this (see Greenflame · Miracleman and Captain Sunshine), so I might pick up the primer and see what it’s like. (I liked the Dan Dare comic that was redone in the last couple of years)
For more details on the character see: Marvelman – Wikipedia
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3D printing has always intrigued me, but potentially using a 3D printing system to make replacement body parts is really interesting. See Printing body parts: Making a bit of me | The Economist.