Kester Brewin

Author: KB

  • Let There Be (Solid State) Light

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    Let There Be (Solid State) Light “I hope the award of this prize will help people to understand that this invention makes it possible to improve quality of life for many millions of people. This is not just a source of light that makes enormous energy savings possible, it is also an innovation that can…

  • Chill Out | Air [Con]

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    The stats are simply astounding. The US has approximately 5% of the world’s population. And uses 25% of the world’s electricity. And fully one third of that goes on air conditioning. That’s 8% of the world’s electricity on keeping you guys cool. 7 billion gallons of petrol a year are used in US car air-con…

  • Morning Rush | Art Therapy | Dirt Boundaries

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    On a school trip to the (excellent, and oft neglected) Museum of London a couple of months back I was struck in the foyer by an exhibition which included this work ‘Morning Rush’. Having a while to look through their shop after the tour – a compulsory part of any trip with kids, I can…

  • Greenbelt | Dirty Theology | Judas v Jesus: Two Tricksters

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    Just back from Greenbelt, which, like Ben and Jonny, I think was one of the best ever. Personal highlights were the series of talks by Christopher Booker on the spiritual / psychological background to stories [available here and here], and Michael Franti’s gig closing the festival – not to mention hanging out with Greg and…

  • Off to Greenbelt | Heretic’s Guide to Eternity

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    I’m off towards Greenbelt tomorrow, via a stop with some friends in Devon, so probably won’t be blogging. Before I go, I promised to post a review of Spencer Burke and Barry Taylor’s book ‘A Heretic’s Guide to Eternity‘. First, an apparent paradox in the book, which I think helps unlock its position quite well.…

  • Two Links

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    Gareth Higgins has started blogging. Working at the front line of Northern Irish peace with Zero28, film critic, author, PhD and lecturer… This is going to be someone worth book-marking. CoComment is a great site I’ve started using, having seen Andrew Jones doing so. It allows you to track blog comments / conversations really easily…