Tom Gething

This is for me his finest 7th. The way they play the adagio always put me in mind of Charon on the Styx

Agency Is What Societies Make of It – Nick Dennis

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I have never heard the basic pulse sound quite like this before. At first jarring, I can't help finding it rather beguiling. Sibelius conducted as if it were Johann Strauss? www.therestisnoise.com/2025/08/ren%...

The Grand Gallery of Consciousness I dreamed that I was at a school that was an amalgamation of all the schools I've ever experienced. There were aspects very ...

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YouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas Why our psychology will always destroy utopia | Paul Bloom

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YouTube video by James Hoffmann I Bought David Lynch’s Weird Coffee Maker

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Galen Strawson · The Sense of the Self

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World Model Genie3 Brings Us Closer to AGI and Transformational Educational Opportunity Teaching Guides WIll 10x Students

World Model Genie3 Brings Us Closer to AGI and Transformational Educational Opportunity
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Karajan = Apollonian, and Bernstein/VPO = Dionysian. Both are incredible performances. It just goes to show that great music invites different perspectives so long as they are fully coherent.

Time Management & Study Skills For Students One of the biggest challenges with learning is to get organised and to stick with a healthy study routine. It is easy to feel overwhelmed. In Level 2 Psychology we introduced Time Management & Study S

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Why beliefs about free will matter in education The illusion of choice may feel comforting but it often punishes those who have little choice

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Generative AI IS The Marshmallow Test Unfortunately We Live in a Society of Sanctioned Marshmallow Pushers

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What does it mean to say goodbye to a creature that doesn’t know you’re leaving? | Aeon Videos How do you say goodbye to a beloved dog who will never understand what that means? A meditation on the limits of language

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YouTube video by Nerdwriter1 Two Ways To Film The Same Scene (#2)

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YouTube video by op106 Louis Kentner in recital plays Liszt's 2nd Années de Pèlerinage, ( Italy ) London 1960's

Franz Liszt died in Bayreuth on this day in 1886. So here's a film of Louis Kentner playing the second (Italian) book of Années de pèlerinage at a recital in London in the 1960s. This is just utterly wonderful.
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Segerstam's Helsinki symphony cycle is one of my absolute favourites. Cut from an entirely different cloth than anybody else.

What is a ‘rigorous’ curriculum? Hint: it's not just about content.

What is a ‘rigorous’ curriculum?
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Thank you. Fascinating list. Made me smile to see so much Balzac and Maupassant.

Where did you get WB list from?

It did take me some time to gather and read all the Maigret novels but it was worth it.

World Championship Philosophy A philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes

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YouTube video by Ben Laude The Most Misunderstood Symbol in Music (ft. Seymour Bernstein)

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The Bitter Lesson versus The Garbage Can Does process matter? We are about to find out.

The Bitter Lesson versus The Garbage Can
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I don't think we are sleepwalking; we are running headlong into this, which is why I am so keen not to be first in line.

I don't see teachers being replaced... yet...

YouTube video by Sky Sports Cricket Joe Root REACTS to becoming the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket 📈

Both Root and Ponting are great here, sharing their perspective. Cricket is a wonderful sport.

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Yes - the limitations right now are significant. All indications suggest that it will improve. I remain agnostic.

I think what No More Marking is using with AI has great value as it privileges the teacher's feedback.

Neil Almond @mralmonded.bsky.social shared this water resistance simulator he created with Claude (prompt attached). claude.ai/public/artif...

I think this might also have value at some point.

YouTube video by The Royal Institution Will AI outsmart human intelligence? - with 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton

The early section on neural networks is an elegant explanation of how these networks function.

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