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Special Issue of The English Academy Review: FRAGILE FUTURES – Call for Submissions

March 12, 2013 by

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A Special Issue of The English Academy Review: Southern African Journal of English Studies, Issue 31.2, due out October 2014 Guest editor, Marc Botha (Durham and Pretoria, Work Package 5 Researcher on Tipping Points)  The characteristic fragility of human existence has always been marked by a deep ambivalence regarding the future. On the one hand, […]

Tipping Points in Ecological Dynamics

July 13, 2012 by

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This post is from Dr John Bissell, a physicist researching tipping points in mathematical systems for the project. In a conference that had largely focused on `tipping points’ in human society, especially those involving the spread of `buzzwords’, `innovation’ and `trends’, Prof Richard Law‘s talk on ecological dynamics (for those who might not have a […]

‘Beyond the Tipping Point?’ Event: A Review

May 4, 2012 by

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Does ‘tipping point’ cause people to view climate change proactively?  Does it help them feel they are able to do something about it or is it apocalyptic, simply another way of expressing the end?  This was one of several topics discussed after a film screening hosted by IHRR’s Tipping Points project — a dedicated group […]

Tipping Points on BBC’s ‘Thinking Allowed’

January 3, 2012 by

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IHRR’s Tipping Points project was featured on Radio 4′s thought-provoking programme ‘Thinking Allowed’.  The programme features researchers from the project Prof Alex Bentley, Prof Patricia Waugh and Prof Tim Clark. You can listen to the programme via iPlayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0184s2x/Thinking_Allowed_Tipping_points/

Podcast: What is a tipping point?

May 23, 2011 by

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If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard or seen tipping point used a number of times in so many different contexts that it seems almost impossible to pin down what exactly the term might mean.  Or…maybe you already have a clear definition that suits you and you’re happy to use it when communicating with others […]

The Tipping Point of the ‘Tipping Point’ Metaphor

May 11, 2011 by

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Dr Pojanath Bhatanacharoen presented an incredibly interesting paper at a conference hosted by the University of Hull in the UK, ‘Organisational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities’.  Her research along with the rest of the WP4 team including Prof David Greatbatch, Prof Tim Clark and Dr Alex Bentley, analyse the use of the tipping point metaphor through […]

State of the union address response: Is the US coming to a ‘tipping point’?

January 27, 2011 by

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In his response to US President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, Republican congressman Paul Ryan said the US economy needed to cut spending or the economy could come to a ‘tipping point’: We believe the days of business as usual must come to an end. We hold to a couple of simple convictions: […]

‘Tipping point’ usage over the years

January 18, 2011 by

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Google is very useful for finding out how often terms are used and in what context.  As you can see from the chart above, a basic search for ‘tipping point’ reveals a large spike in usage after 1960.  This likely indicates when tipping point was first used in sociology.  In 2000 it went up again, […]

How stuff spreads

October 20, 2010 by

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Dr Alex Bentley, one of the lead researchers of Work Package 4 of the Tipping Points project  gives a fascinating talk about how social trends and commodities from eyeglasses to mobile phones diffuse through culture.  He gives particular attention to the role of internet-based social networks such as Facebook and the influence they have in […]

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