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Solidarity

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Tullia Jack

My word for 2017?  Solidarity. In the last years compassion has been slowly cannibalising solidarity. Sympathy numbed by terrorism clickbait: children dead on Turkish beaches, children buried under Alleppoean rubble, Yemeni children bleeding to death. It’s becoming impossible to feel … Continue reading →

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Field notes from being human

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Tullia Jack

I want to have a conversation with someone, not the social script. One can only ever interact with the script. We are inaccessible. The script is always already there. The script subsumes. Talk about how busy you are. Tell people … Continue reading →

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Virtual gated communities

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Tullia Jack

A friend of mine, Devrim, who grew up in Turkey, posted his mind dump during the aftermath of the recent failed coup. His thoughts struck me as spot on in describing our silo societies and tendencies to form our own … Continue reading →

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Nice manners not actually nice

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Tullia Jack

We are taught since children to have nice manners. To use a knife and fork. To eat with mouths closed; not to talk with food in mouths; to keep elbows off of the table; to wash hands after going to … Continue reading →

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Cock-sure or norm critical?

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Tullia Jack

‘What’s everyone doing next week?’ I asked over lunch at work. ‘Does anyone want to come to a norm-critical seminar for teachers on the 17th?’ ‘That’s old news, I don’t think I’ll have time to go.’ Replied my lovely straight … Continue reading →

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The unbearable pointlessness of research

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Tullia Jack

In Sweden we have just endured a minor uproar over Superstar Surgeon, Paolo Macchiarinis fall from grace. Macchiarini has been recently convicted of falsifying test results and continuing to perform his new operations despite controversy. Six of the eight patients … Continue reading →

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If you’re not pissed off, you’re not paying attention

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Tullia Jack

Somehow a whole year has flown by since I last posted. A combination of professional and personal satisfaction – life is good inside my bubble – and the imperative to contribute to our collective betterment subsides. Contentment has a mellowing … Continue reading →

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Train ride from Triangeln

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Tullia Jack

For anyone curious about what (somewhat stylised (aka blurry)) train commuting is like is Sweden. Music ‘Family’ by Luke Howard. Train ride from Triangeln from Tullia Jack on Vimeo.

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Heat

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Tullia Jack

Rising surface temperatures and longer, more intense heat-waves will be the new normal according to the latest IPCC report. This will make everyday life very different, say a group of researchers at Pufendorf Institute, who last week organised a public event on Heat. The whole … Continue reading →

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Vanishing diversity in supermarkets

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Tullia Jack

I’ve arrived back in Sweden after some field work in Australia and India looking at cleanliness. I collected quite varied data and while it all seems like a massive jumble, I am looking forward to taking some space to think … Continue reading →

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