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Monday, 27 August 2018

Finishing off my MA thesis

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When I was pregnant with my son, it was a problem-free pregnancy and I didn't mind being the size of a house and having a baby jumping a...
Wednesday, 25 July 2018

Best. Conference. Ever.

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A couple of days ago, I returned home from what was, as the title of this post suggests, the best conference ever. Now admittedly, I've ...
Thursday, 12 July 2018

Funded PhD scholarship - secured!

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It feels like it's been a really long road towards securing funding for my PhD, and I won't lie: there have been tears along the way...
Wednesday, 20 June 2018

The value in atheists learning about the Bible

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This morning, my son refused to go to school. Why? Because yesterday, his teacher had told the class the story about Jesus feeding the 5000 ...
Saturday, 16 June 2018

"Alexa, why are you so stupid?" - Is our rude treatment of AI devices a problem?

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A few weeks ago, my mum got Alexa (an Alexa? the Alexa?) in her house, and she and my step-dad were keen to show off how it (she?) can play...
Tuesday, 5 June 2018

The funny side of disablism?

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A few days ago, a comedian with cerebral palsy and who cannot speak won Britain’s Got Talent 2018 – and the runner-up was a comedian with ...
Monday, 7 May 2018

Bigots Got Talent: why we should separate issues of talent from issues of bigotry and criminality

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When news about Kevin Spacey's alleged sexual misconduct emerged, it wasn't long before the public were tweeting that people shou...