Sometimes in life you have to face certain difficulties for which you are not prepared. It’s easy, with a certain amount of youth to romanticise the great poets of the age and engage in the kind of rebellious abandon that makes you feel as though you’re...
Cynicism won't save you, but optimism might kill you. 10) Carbon Sequestration & Biodiversity: Valuing & Managing Carbon-Rich Systems 13th October What: International and national climate mitigation policies have seen a growing interest in approaches to carbon accounting and investments in carbon-rich systems. Increasingly this interest includes a focus on...
Go gently into the storm. 10) The Barr Brothers: Fairfield Theatre Company 14th October What: The Barr Brothers is an indie folk band founded in Montreal, Quebec, consisting of two American brothers Andrew and Brad Barr as well as bassist Morgan Moore, pedal steel guitarist Brett Lanier, and harpist Eveline...
Mental ill-health is becoming an increasingly prevalent issue, particularly in western society. Inasmuch as we’re aware of it. One could speculate all kinds of things about the mental sickness that ran rampant throughout society during times in which the main source of sustenance was cabbage,...
It’s difficult as an adult to acknowledge your least impressive addictions. We’re all strangely impressed by our darkest addictions, of course, drugs, alcohol, fetish sex, fetish porn and collecting human ears are all seen as acceptable because they promote at least mildly interesting conversation. It’s the...
We all have to face the consequences of our actions. There are some consequences which make themselves readily apparent, for example, that of eating a week-old midnight burrito, or telling a loved one that they’re too young for their bigotry to be somewhat tolerable. But there...
Stuff your crotch and brace yourself. 10) Society, Robots and Us 7th October What: Experience a conversation about important robotics topics and socio-technical issues in which domain experts and interesting thinkers will discuss topics relating to robotics innovation, commercialisation and inclusivity. This session will unpack the notion open source robotics...
Things are heating up. 10) Early James: Swallow Hill 9th October What: Early James and the Latest is a combination of roots rock, the lonesomeness of the blues and tongue and cheek of classic country. Drawing their influences from Hank Williams to Miles Davis this raw combination of James Mullis...
It’s difficult to avoid becoming jaded. It’s a natural reaction to overconsumption of something. And by our 20s, we’ve had to consume life for over 20 goddamn years. There are certain things you can do to spark that feeling of fresh wonder. You can do yoga,...
Mortality is a thing for which we don’t have a direct cure, but rather preventative measures. Like it or not our days are numbered. Frankly, we’ve never quite been able to see the downside to an inevitable end date. Can you imagine looking into the slack-jawed...