education

Articles

  • 4th August 2010

    A Better University

    A few quick, sketchy thoughts on what (I think) it would take to foster a more creative, collaborative and fun culture in universities.
  • 16th July 2010

    Baffling Black Boxes

    The Reith Lectures are an annual series of lectures given by a significant contemporary figure and broadcast by the BBC. This year's lectures, given by Professor Martin Rees, focused on the challenges faced by humans in the 21st century, and how science might help to overcome these challenges.
  • 13th July 2009

    RIP Free Fees Scheme: 1995-2010

    The Irish government has realised that, being as it is already wildly unpopular, the time is ripe to re-introduce college fees. Sure, won't it be a nice little earner in these tough times.

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  • Sad, shameful days for Irish "education" - and we basically retain the arms-length primary and post-primary model of 50 years ago.

    22nd May 2009
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Paul May is a researcher and designer from Dublin, Ireland; he is currently a student at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). Feel free to directly (or you can use the contact form). You can also get him on twitter or flickr. Paul enjoys writing in the third person.