THis is a superb piece of radio. There’s lot’s of good stuff in it, especially a discussion of Shakespeare’s Histories at the end, which asks whether in an age of informal speech contemporary actors can carry the rhetorical dialogue of Kings with any conviction. But if you are short of time, just listen to Philip Dodd in conversation with Ayaan Hirsi Ali about her book The Caged Virgin
Are you confused about ‘dissident’ Irish Republicanism? Anxious about its existence and its seemingly increasingly deadly capabilities? Martyn Frampton’s new book, Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism (Irish Academic Press, 2011) serves both as a primer on active dissident groups and a timely analysis of their historic significance and contemporary capabilities. This book clears [...] read our review »
Ireland is in the middle of a boom – a running boom. Chances are, even if you have never run a step yourself (apart from some painful P.E. classes many moons ago), someone you know has taken up running over the last little while. Road races in Northern Ireland and in the Republic have seen [...] read our review »
from the post: (though Orthodox Christianity has grown exponentially)
Sorry for being pedantic …
‘exponentially’ does not mean the same as growing really fast. If the number of Orthodox has gone from 1 to 100,001 to 200,001 over the last two years then it’s growing really fast, but definitely not exponentially. If, however, it grew by just 1% (compounded) each year then this would be exponential.
‘exponential’ is more about the shape of the graph, not it’s steepness.
The really dangerous thing is that people don’t realise that ‘exponential’ applies just as well to decrease as to growth.