This was a challenging and thought provoking performance piece exploring confirmation-bias, our tendency to ignore evidence that does not fit our predefined views, and the writer/performer Chris Thorpe’s experiment to see if he could overcome his own bias.
He started the show with a bit of the science, using numbers to illustrate before moving on to Donald Rumsfeld’s notorious speech about “unknown, unknowns” – does this confirm to us how dumb the neocon presidency was or was it actually a brilliant encapsulation of the threats we face?
A Swedish Smörgåsbord feast will be served this April Bank Holiday at The Magdalen Chapter. In true Scandinavian style, the top Exeter hotel will be treating guests to a grazing banquet of traditional delicacies throughout the afternoon.
Smörgåsbords are an integral part of the Scandinavian feasting and drinking culture surrounding the countries national holidays. Spreads featuring cold meats, smoked and pickled fish, cheeses and wine are shared with family and friends each annual holiday.
The Magdalen Chapter’s Head Chef Matt Downing said: “Scandinavia is a true taste...
Three years after its launch, the Exeter PA Network has experienced strong growth, highlighting an appetite amongst PAs and support staff for training and development.
As the only group of its kind in the city, the Network fills the gap left by recession led training budget cuts – providing regular events with the specific aim of increasing opportunities for career development and networking.
The latest event, hosted by The Met Office, attracted 70 delegates, where PAs heard from Ian Caldecourt of training consultancy Hemsley Fraser, on how to maximise opportunities at...
1. Rate changes – the personal tax allowance will increase to £10,600 from April 2015 and by a further £200 a year for the next two years. The age related personal allowance will be removed completely from April 2016. The threshold for the point at which the 40p rate starts will increase above inflation from £42,385 this April to £42,700 the year after and £43,300 from April 2017. The combination of these changes means from April 2017 the 40p rate will only apply to income above £54,300.
A car dealer in Exeter is big on being green, so sponsoring a local bowls tournament has proved the perfect match.
JFE Nissan Exeter, on the Marsh Barton Trading Estate, has celebrated 10 years of supporting the annual ISCA Bowling Competition, providing cash prizes for the winners.
At this year’s event players from across the region came to compete on the bowling greens, with a team from Exmouth eventually scooping the title.
Matthew Holcombe, Dealer Principal at JFE Nissan Exeter, which sells the 100% electric Nissan LEAF, said the decade-long partnership had been...
Additional charges for certain types of waste will be brought in at Devon's recycling centres from 1 April.
Soil, rubble, tyres, plasterboard and asbestos have been charged for since 2011 but the same rules will now apply for plastic windows, plastic doors or door frames, baths or shower trays, shower screens, insulation materials, roofing felt and plastic downpipes, facias or guttering.
Visitors to recycling centres will be asked for £3.50 for each of these items, £3.50 for a bag or roll of insulation material or roofing felt. Guttering pipes will be charged at £3.50 for...
Solicitors Beers LLP are looking to the future, with the appointment of a new partner and managing partner.
Beers LLP, which has offices on Sutton Harbour in Plymouth and in Fore Street, Kingsbridge, says the changes will help the firm to continue its growth in the decades ahead.
James Canning steps up from partner to managing partner and Beers solicitor Sonia Hems becomes the seventh partner. Michael Hasler, who steps down as managing partner but continues as senior partner, said that introducing fresh faces now was an important part of the firm’s forward planning....
The Exeter Chiefs are enjoying yet another fantastic season, but who are the real winners?
Home sharing website Airbnb is already reporting the "Chiefs snowball effect", a significant boost in interest in Exeter property in recent weeks that follows 172% growth in Exeter listings and 326% growth in incoming guests.
For those not so familiar with Airbnb, it is the world’s largest community-driven hospitality company, which connects thousands of guests and hosts online every day. To date, over 30 million guests have stayed with Airbnb and the online marketplace now has over 1...
The College of Optometrists is warning people not to look directly at the sun during the solar eclipse on 20 March. The eclipse, which happens when the moon comes between the sun and the earth, will see most of northern Europe, including the UK, plunged into darkness for several minutes on the morning of the 20 March.
Whilst some parts of the world will see a total eclipse, the UK will experience a ‘partial eclipse’, meaning that we won’t quite experience total darkness. Those in Scotland and Northern England are expected to experience the darkest conditions .
At Twickenham, six-year-old Harry Westlake sang the National Anthem and inspired a Nation. Now the Plymouth youngster finds out about the true power of support and what it’s really like to ‘wear the rose’ from his giant England Rugby heroes.
Ahead of this weekend’s final Six Nations match against France, England’s biggest (little) fan interviewed Dylan Hartley, Luther Burrell and Kieran Brookes.
Harry asked the questions that really needed asking - how it feels to play at Twickenham, how strong they are, how fans make them feel, their biggest fears, their nicknames and...
