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For Laing, who sees that early time in herbal medicine, steeped in listening and investigation, as a springboard into writing, the way forward isn’t necessarily “this narcissistic self-care route.” That much is clear in this three-day diary, where restoration arrives via an art show, takeaway curry, a bath. “Where I kind of part ways with the wellness community is that I think a huge amount of what happens with people’s physical health is political. A huge amount of what happens with people’s emotional health is political.” Laing, who identifies as trans/non-binary, takes that l...

An 18th-century clergyman’s legacy is central to understanding the pandemic The side of a tomb in Bunhill Fields, London, where the Rev Thomas Bayes is buried. Photograph: Graham Turner/The Guardian The side of a tomb in Bunhill Fields, London, where the Rev Thomas Bayes is buried. Photograph: Graham Turner/The Guardian Sun 25 Apr 2021 02.15 EDT Bunhill Fields burial ground contains the relics of John Bunyan, William Blake and Daniel Defoe. Of import to statisticians is the tomb of the Rev Thomas Bayes, Presbyterian clergyman from Tunbridge Wells, who died 260 years ago. He is famous for hi...

From September, which is the start of the new academic year, Cass Business School will drop its legacy name and shift to being the ‘Bayes Business School’. It was in July 2020, that the London business school committed to changing its name after it was found that some of Sir John Cass’s wealth was obtained through links to the slave trade. The new name will formally launch on September 6. Until this point, the School will continue to be referred to as ‘The Business School (formerly Cass)’. Professor Paolo Volpin, the Dean, said: “In Bayes Business School, we believe we now have a ...

Major donor's link to slave trade, London biz school to change its name ​ By IANS | ​ 2 Views   Major donor's link to slave trade, London biz school to change its name. Image Source: IANS News Chennai, April 23 : Come September, the London-based business school Sir John Cass Business School or Cass Business School will be renamed as Bayes Business School, the school said in a statement. Till such time the educational institution will be known as 'The Business School (formerly Cass)'. The name change is being effected after it was found that some of Sir John Cass's wealth was obtained t...

Last modified on Wed 21 Apr 2021 14.24 EDT City, University of London is to rename its business school after the 18th-century nonconformist theologian and mathematician Thomas Bayes after ditching the name of Sir John Cass, a merchant who made much of his fortune from the slave trade. The university stripped the Cass name from its campus last summer after students raised concerns in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. City’s president, Prof Sir Paul Curran, said: “The renaming of the business school marks the ...