Is anything happening this summer?
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Is anything happening this summer?
Originally uploaded by tony cassidy

Is anything happening this summer?
Originally uploaded by tony cassidy
Learnt a new term, geographical fallacy
the tendency to imagine that by changing your location you can change everything you are unhappy about.
What is it?
Every postcode and output area in the UK has a P² type associated with it which reveals what characteristics people who live there are likely to have.
Have a go here, its interesting to put in the school postcode, how far does this agree with your experiences of the local area and our place?
According to the database I’m student in the community.
New Starters are very interested in politics, and read broadsheet newspapers to keep up with world affairs. They are also very likely to smoke. Grocery shopping is done as cheaply as possible, by visiting chains such as Aldi and Lidl.
Mmm…
Alan has added a teacher invader game to his blog based on the pilot resources, remember their place and extreme environment will differ. He has also added another set of questions based on the resources.
Thanks.
More brilliant work from Andrew Field. Click on the image to play and let me know what you think of the game.
The Daily Mail has an article about the impact of bloc voting on the contest, something that it was predicting before the final result. Catholicqauze has a good explanation of why none European countries are able to compete.
The Daily Mail has an article about the impact of bloc voting on the contest, something that it was predicting before the final result. Catholicqauze has a good explanation of why none European countries are able to compete.
I’m always interested in the reading material of others, Alan does this often on GeographyJazz, so I thought I would start to blog my reading material and encourage a bit of literacy.
Finished last week the Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, much here for Geographers to consider, the development of disaster capitalism and its impact on nations. Very depressing, as well as very enlightening.