http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer Sat, 15 May 2010 02:25:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2010 Elections Elections Elections The UK turns Tory aided and abetted by the Lib Dems. Labour out to pasture and a new leader after Gordon Brown retires defeated and depressed. This year will see an  Australian federal election and the fate of Rudd's government decided by the press and a gullible public. or ... http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer/?p=158 A description of Practice-Based Research is now on the CCS web site. Topics include: Practice-Related Research Practice and the Role of Research Differences between Practice-Based and Practice-Led Research CCS Doctoral Programmes Historical Background The PhD and Knowledge Outline for a Practice Related Thesis Advice to PhD Students Questions and Answers Definitions and Terms Bibliography Ethics http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer/?p=168 The ' Tent' is as far from the real thing as anyone not disposed to camping could wish for. Plump pillows, beds, cushions and an uninterrupted view to the Rock 10 kilometres ahead. The first evening a table under the stars or rather the clouds that proved all too hard to ... http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer/?p=160 A proposal for a one day tutorial called 'Understanding and Evaluating Creativity' to be given at Creativity & Cognition 2007 was successful. Linda Candy and Zafer Bilda are joint presenters. The aim of the tutorial is to provide the participants with an understanding of the significance of creativity for interaction ... http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer/?p=159 Everytime I go to my blog I find it has reverted to plain old blue and white instead of my lovely shades of pink and red. What is happening??????????? Now about to 'correct' it...again and again.... Changed back 6 feb 2007 hopefully for last time but no iis back to blue.... http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer/?p=157 Of new kinds of art works that are not readily accessible, people often say things like..but what does it mean? I liked this response: "Meaning begins in the words, in the action, continues in your head and ends nowhere. There is no end to meaning. Meaning which is resolved, parcelled, labelled ... http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer/?p=156 PLAY.orchestra is an interactive sound installation situated outside the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank of the Thames. 56 plastic cubes and 3 Hotspots are laid out on a full size orchestra stage, each cube containing a light and speaker. It is a collaboration between Central St Martins, South Bank ... http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer/?p=155 In 2005 I went to Italy, England, Vietnam, New Zealand and Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef. 2006 has been a quieter year so far. Sydney in the summer is hot and humid. A time to stay quiet and soak in the relaxation.. The first version of a website ... http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer/?p=153 'Thin slicing' is the ability of the mind to find patterns in situations based on very narrow slices of experience. It is why people can often make accurate judgements in very rapid timescales that are better, or at least as good as carefully researched results. Malcolm Gladwell gives some remarkable ... http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer/?p=152 The Wellcome Trust has funded research into the relationship between music and health which has found that there is emerging evidence that music can bring about physical changes to the body that can improve our health. According to Professor Paul Robertson, physician, researcher and musician: "We are approaching the point ... http://www.creativityandcognition.com/blogs/babyboomer/?p=151