The Ideas Bazaarweblinks: anthropology, technology, society & cultureLong Shelf Life- November 21, 2006 Some interesting and up-to-date figures on life expectancy are revealed in a new piece of research un-veiled by the ONS. This section struck me: In Scotland, Glasgow is the only part of the country where the men on average die...http://www.ideasbazaar.com/blog/archives/2006/11/21/long_shelf_lif.php Smoking Kills- November 16, 2006 As the smoking ban in public places kicks in next year in the UK, the Scottish got out of the blocks sooner, introducing a ban earlier this year. On a recent trip there, I saw lots of posters heralding...http://www.ideasbazaar.com/blog/archives/2006/11/16/smoking_kills.php Writing Things- November 14, 2006 In the long interval between saying that I would get the type movable here again and today, I've been working on a large ethnographic study in seven European countries, engaged in general busyness in Ireland and exploring the place en...http://www.ideasbazaar.com/blog/archives/2006/11/14/writing_things.php |