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2021ii12, Friday: Different ≠ worse.
Why section 3 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 has a lesson for our polarised world. And something special about the spiritual geography of offices - those places we may miss more than we know.
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2021ii10, Wednesday: “Conspiracy without the theory.”
Some excellent, if depressing, writing on the modern prevalence and abuse of conspiracy theories. But also: fantastic new knowledge tools for Mac/iOS users.
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2021ii8, Monday: The intellectual dishonesty of pushing buttons.
New rule. If you use a dog-whistle, I'll stop reading. Fair enough? And a lovely rabbit-hole for word-loving geeks.
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2021ii5, Friday: Malleable memory.
The litigation process causes witness inaccuracy - and the courts are recognising that. Also: a wonderful hymn to the joy of errors. And why stories can help fight corruption.
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2021ii3, Wednesday: Getting away with it.
Fraud hurts huge numbers of people, hugely - yet it’s a law enforcement also-ran. When might that change? And, staying with crime, fantastic writing about my favourite detective author of all time.
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2021ii1, Monday: Hack job.
The Times publishes a misleading set of hit pieces about employment tribunals and judges. One of those it insults is a colleague. I can't in good conscience let it lie.
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2021i29, Friday: remote learning.
A 10-day trial is tiring. Done remotely, it’s exhausting; a few thoughts on how to cope. And a couple of wise lessons on motivated reasoning and analogies: food for thought for us advocates.
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2021i27, Wednesday: "The vital importance of audit".
It's a complex world, drowning in data. But there are tools to help the brain cut through. And they help litigators, too.
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2021i25, Monday: Sticking the landing.
Approaching the last episode of a long-running TV show is terrifying. Will it be a TNG - or a BSG? A fitting end or a final insult?
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2021i22: Floating cats.
It's Friday. It's been a long week. So seriousness can go hang.
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2021i21, Thursday: shinjirarenai hodo oishii.
Translation: delicious beyond belief. My favourite Japanese delivery place has gone national. And a smart and luminous way of adding randomness.
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2021i18, Monday: Eight legs. Nine brains. All good.
Again, a quick hit because I'm in court later this morning. But this one's for lovers of octopuses everywhere.