Duncan Hart @duncanhart@mastodon.neophili.ac

Many years ago the San Francisco Chronicle published a short column in which the writer mentioned that he had been traveling in India, and when he told the clerk at his hotel in New Delhi that he was from the San Francisco Bay Area the clerk responded, “Oh that is the center of the universe” Um, mumbled the traveller, and why do you say that? “Because the center of the universe is wherever there is the least resistance to new ideas.”

https://kk.org/thetechnium/the-least-resistance-to-new-ideas/

The Guardian view on easing the lockdown: putting politics before people http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/28/the-guardian-view-on-easing-the-lockdown-putting-politics-before-people

For years, the Tories have banked on impunity. Is their luck finally running out? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/29/tories-impunity-luck-cummings

After PPE and testing, contact tracing looks like the next UK shambles http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/28/ppe-testing-contact-tracing-shambles-outsourcing-coronavirus

The view from Barnard Castle: 'He's made a mockery of us' http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/28/view-from-barnard-castle-dominic-cummings-hes-made-a-mockery-of-us

Durham police believe Cummings probably did break lockdown rules http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/28/durham-police-believe-cummings-probably-did-break-lockdown-rules

Cummings is the symbol of a political class that knows consequences are for little people http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/28/dominic-cummings-democracy-laws-truth-consequences

The Guardian view on the Cummings crisis: a social contract ripped up http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/26/the-guardian-view-on-the-cummings-crisis-a-social-contract-ripped-up

The truth about why Cummings hasn't gone: Johnson is too terrified to sack him http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/26/dominic-cummings-boris-johnson-terrified-sack-him

Cummings’ contempt for lockdown rules makes the public feel like fools http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/26/cummings-contempt-lockdown-rules-public-catholic-church-ireland

'Incalculable loss': New York Times covers front page with 1,000 Covid-19 death notices http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/24/new-york-times-front-page-1000-covid-19-death-notices

The weak defence of Dominic Cummings further erodes trust in the government http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/24/the-weak-defence-of-dominic-cummings-further-erodes-trust-in-the-government

Lockdown meant I missed my brother's funeral. Dominic Cummings should be ashamed http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/24/lockdown-missed-brothers-funeral-dominic-cummings-ashamed

The Guardian view on Dominic Cummings: the unaccountable elite http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/24/the-guardian-view-on-dominic-cummings-the-unaccountable-elite

'Truth twisters': rogue civil service tweet causes storm http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/24/can-you-imagine-having-to-work-with-these-truth-twisters

The science of making sourdough bread http://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/may/23/the-science-of-making-sourdough-bread

Is Huawei a Security Threat? Vietnam Isn’t Taking Any Chances https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/technology/huawei-ban-vietnam.html

Dominic Cummings shows he’s part of a non elected elite that treats ‘the people’ with contempt. He's a homunculus of a man.

The aim of most experiments is to try and disprove existing thoeries ,after all, you're not going to get fame by saying "Yup, Einstein was right" but if you can prove he was wrong, then the fame comes.

solution thinking creates a culture of advocacy instead of 'inquiry,' where each person comes into the situation locked into their way of solving the problem and lobbies hard for that particular solution rather than considering multiple perspectives.

'Snap back'? Jacinda Ardern snaps forward with a four-day week: no wonder she's popular http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/21/snap-back-jacinda-ardern-snaps-forward-with-a-four-day-week-no-wonder-shes-popular