I do remember most of the maths I learned at school, but I’m not a mathematician, so why did my mathematician friend come to me for help with her video project? Although the topic was maths, the task was not really about maths. It was essentially an editorial task. Tessa Tulloch, my mathematical friend, taught […]
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Mar
Mar
Do you know anyone who has difficulty remembering how to do basic calculations, such as dividing up a restaurant bill or how much money 20% off a pair of trousers saves you? I’ve just finished putting together a website and YouTube channel featuring short simple videos explaining just such calculations. They were made by Tessa […]
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Jul
Jul
I was interviewed recently by Susan Lancaster Maghrabi for her podcast The Online Entrepreneur Academy. We had a relaxed chat about writing and websites, and how my time as a teacher then a journalist in BBC World Service News led to my editorial training and consultancy work. Susan probed me for my thoughts on how […]
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Mar
Mar
I’ve just finished work on a new website devoted to Indian culture. Richard Blurton was a curator at the British Museum for more than thirty years. One of the biggest exhibitions he organised there was Voices of Bengal which involved constructing a 20ft high image of the goddess Durga. Now that he has retired, Richard […]
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Jan
Jan
Just when some of us were worried about getting a train home because of a possible strike, I spotted this notice by one of the escalators at Waterloo station. It made me laugh. Whereas it could simply have said “Out of order”, someone had taken the trouble to write a specific, helpful notice. It suggested […]