Author: brianmlucey
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33 (cynical) thoughts on academia after 33 years
So August 2024 marks 33 years as a full-time academic. That’s a stretch. I have previously noted some thoughts on the academy. However, in a slightly more cynical frame of mind, here are some more
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10 things we know more about than the level of serviced land
We don’t know how much serviced land, land ready for housing, there is. The last annual data series end in 2012, with a survey (in a different format) from 2014.. But we do know more recent data on the following 10 things, none of which , I would argue, are more important than solving the…
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Talk to Blockchain Ireland on ‘present state of cryptocurrencies ‘
Last week, I was invited and glad to accept the same, talk to Blockchain Ireland, and outline my take on the present state of the cryptocurrencies….a bit of Daniel in the Lion’s Den. With just 30 minutes it was a very quick tour d’horizon and I wasn’t able to touch on issues such as stable…
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TCD, Ukraine and the moral need to speak up
TCD has two formal linkages with Russian universities- one with Moscow State, the other with St Petersburg State. Yesterday I emailed the below to the Provost/President, and to the VP- Chief Academic Officer. I await a reply or indeed an acknowledgement. Brian Lucey brianmlucey@gmail.comSun, 27 Feb, 20:08 (14 hours ago)to Linda, Provost, Vice Dear Colleagues,…
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Reflections – 30 thoughts on 30 years in academia
Next week, August, I celebrate? remember? reflect on? 30y in full-time academia, all that time (bar visiting stints in various places) spent in the Trinity Business School in Trinity College Dublin. I might do a reflection on how I see TBS, TCD and Irish academia (from my narrow lens) as having changed over time. but…
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How dangerous do people think covid actually is??
This morning I found myself in a coffee shop. Including myself, there were two middle-aged ladies behind the counter, a family two adults and a child in another corner, what can best be described as an ‘aul lad’ in the doorway, and three cyclists-mamils outside We got talking, as you do, and covid came up,…
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Vaccine Certs – not just for pubs
So the latest cunning plan for our reopening of society is to have a vaccine cert to access “indoor hospitality” This, lets call it a plan but in reality if you listen to the Minister for CarCrash Interviews and Health, Stephen Donnelly, its more a vague set of aspirations and fudges, is being discussed online…
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How did that prediction pan out, Gerry?
The old joke, and maybe not so funny, is that economic forecasting is there to make astrology seem accurate. To economic forecasting we might consider adding the dire premonitions of ISAG Gerry Killeen, who is a world class expert in malaria (bacterial, insect borne) not covid (viral, aerosol) . https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40255088.html was a prediction on 31-March,…
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BTC-Gold Energy comparison – BTC is really really energy intensive!
Bitcoin is not the new gold. On foot of the FT article today on BTC and by extension cryptocurrency energy consumption (TL:DR its a dirty dirty currency) a common thread of commentary is “what about gold, eh, look how energy intensive that is”. Well….lets do that
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“Looks like rain, Ted”
Willing suspension of disbelief is a fine thing when one is reading a magic realist novel or watching a MCU caper. Its harder to take when listening to the breathless “be grand” platitudes of the government around Summer 2021.