This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Monday, 2 December 2024
Hopefully, It Wasn't Named After Me!
After a public vote, 'brain rot' has become the Oxford word (pedant corner, it's two words) of the year. The term is applied to the trivial use of social media. A medium that was supposed to education has become a mechanism for switching off thinking https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/dec/02/brain-rot-oxford-word-of-the-year-2024). The excitement about a smooth Mars Bar must qualify as an example? (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/30/smooth-mars-bar-wins-aylesbury-man-2-compensation-and-internet-fame).
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