Taking the sting out of nasty surprises
Written by Steven Schwartz on November 24th, 2008
Hello, this is David Myton again standing in for Steven Schwartz.
In her excellent book about the experiences of Soviet soldiers during World War II, Catherine Merridale records the words of the Russian war poet David Samoilov in reaction to the Nazi invasion that began on June 22 1941:
“We were all expecting war. But we were […]
Managing selfishness
Written by Steven Schwartz on November 12th, 2008
The police inspector has a problem. Although he knows his two prisoners are guilty, he doesn’t have sufficient evidence to convict either one.
His only hope is to get them to confess, but they refuse to talk. So he separates the prisoners and makes each the following offer: If you and your partner both refuse […]
Humanities in the small print
Written by Steven Schwartz on November 6th, 2008
Hello, this is David Myton standing in again for Steven Schwartz while he is away overseas.
In all the discussion leading up to the US Presidential elections some of you may have missed a thoughtful and confronting article that appeared in The Australian’s Higher Education section this week.
It was by Associate Professor John Armstrong, a senior […]