There's always a bit of me that hopes that Cleese is in fact doing a bit and parodying his life's work. However, then reality hits.
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Kevin Hoffin
Comics pedagogist/historian/sociologist/cartoonist. Educational activist. Trains. Tea. Photography. BBQ. Golden Gavel. Married to @alias-agatha.bsky.social #Educomix. Comicunity @kevinhoffin, Insta: @Kevin_Loves_Comics No AI/Crypto/DMs
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I'm on the latest episode of @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social chatting about comics, the role Peanuts has played in what we know about how brains understand comics, and my new graphic novel Speaking in Pictures. It was a very fun conversation so check it out! pod.link/unpackingpea...
Unpacking PeanutsListen to Unpacking Peanuts wherever you get your podcasts!pod.linkUnpacking Peanuts PodcastWe talk with Eisner-nominated cognitive scientist @neilcohn.bsky.social who looks at how our brains perceive comics. His latest book challenges the conventional understandings of how pictures communicate, how people learn to draw, and the nature of language itself. #comics #cartooning #comicstrips
Exactly. I remember as a teenager I had a shop job paying £3 an hour, and the other members of staff used me something chronic. And then when they wanted to get rid of me- they accused me of stealing from the safe. And from looking around, things have got no better for young people in the workplace.
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PIP stands for Personal Independence Payment. That does not mean "Money to support you when you cannot work" - Universal Credit has separate benefits for that. PIP pays for the things you need to get to work, or even life your life at all normally otherwise if you are unable to.
The Times and Sunday TimesTeenagers on Pip paid £100 a week more than those working part-time
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When society feels less financial pressure it tends to not be as fussed about supporting those experiencing mental ill health, distress and trauma. As soon as there's a 'proper crisis' this changes Teenagers on Pip paid £100 a week more than those working part-time share.google/UnXTWrOQDU1D...
Teenagers on Pip paid £100 a week more than those working part-timeMore than two thirds of 16 and 17-year-olds on the benefit’s upper tier claim for mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions, receiving up to £194 a weekshare.google
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Do I need to tap the "I wrote my thesis on the literary value of comics at Oxford 25 years ago" sign and risk sounding like a dickhead to get through to these people? www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
What the bestselling books for children tell primary teachersResearch shows that pupils’ enjoyment of reading declines as they move through primary school. Do the bestselling books for this age group hold any clues about how schools can help reverse the trend?www.tes.com
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A lot of politicians could do with reading this and taking more advice from people like @drkatedevlin.bsky.social .
Hardeep Matharu"There's a value in what we produce because we feel – and an AI chatbot can't feel... But I don't find anything wrong with someone who finds genuine happiness with an AI companion" For my new 'Human Interview', I met AI & Society Prof at KCL @drkatedevlin.bsky.social to explore connection & tech 👇
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A Reform UK vote is a vote for Nigel Farage who 'earned' £2million+ in his first year as MP while not having the time to attend - dozens of Commons PMQs, debates & votes - a single constituency surgery in his #Claction constituency and continually lies about £millions in donations via Robbie Vashak