Tag Archives: psychology

ANASTASIA’S SECRET - and what it means to you

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Colin Falconer

We all like to think we know who we are. But do we really? Are you where you were born? Are you your family, your friends, the place you were born, the place you lived? It is a question we … Continue reading →

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A LION. 2 UNARMED MEN. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WILL SHOCK YOU.

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Colin Falconer

There was a time not that very long ago in sunny England when you could buy a lion cub in Harrods for the very reasonable sum of 250 guineas. Two young ex-pat Aussies, John Rendell and Ace Bourke, decided to … Continue reading →

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APRIL FOOLS DAY: SPAGHETTI TREES AND FLYING PENGUINS

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Colin Falconer

It’s April Fools Day on Sunday. I’m warning you now so you can be alert. Jokes from friends or family are bad enough - but it’s the major broadcasters who are worst. In Britain, one of the most famous April … Continue reading →

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HAPPY NEW APOCALYPSE

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Colin Falconer

The world is supposed to end in 2012 which gives me a problem. Should I wish you a happy new year? This year’s Doomsday prediction is based on the Mayan calendar, which ends December 21 or 23, 2012 (depending on … Continue reading →

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WHY DO GOOD PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Colin Falconer

I wanted to follow up on my November 13 post “For Evil to Triumph,” about the general bewilderment around the behaviour of those involved in the Jerry Sandusky affair. I referenced the Stanley Milgram experiments. “[Milgram's] tests were designed to … Continue reading →

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A WRITER’S THANKSGIVING

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Colin Falconer

Last night I watched a wonderful German movie called The Lives of Others. It won the 2006 Oscar for Best Foreign Language film; it is about a Stasi operative who is assigned to spy on a playwright during the Cold … Continue reading →

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FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Colin Falconer

 “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” - Edmund Burke I read an article this week by Bill Phillips in Mens Health that raised a thought-provoking question about the Penn. State scandal. … Continue reading →

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WHAT PRICE TALENT?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Colin Falconer

THE SITUATION   Washington DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. People rushed past on their way to work. After about 3 … Continue reading →

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