'It's an example of the deep human need to feel at one with the universe, expressed in the mystic's communion with the divine--or Stars in their Eyes'

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An analysis of why plagiarism is so frowned upon in academic circles. It is suggested that universities focus on plagiarism to preserve the pretence that they are involved in the business of independent thought, instead of simply producing people that fit into a certain template.

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'I need the loo. But then at my age when don't I? A recent news item about the disappearance of public conveniences came unhelpfully to mind'

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A personal account of the difficulties involved in planning a lecture at an academic conference and getting lost on the way to the conference.

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'I wonder, can you sue if a book bores you or annoys you so much you hurl it across the room and hurt your arm?'

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The branding of books as a health and safety hazard is ridiculed.

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