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Laughing Boy: Love, Justice and Drops of Brilliance

by stevenshorrock
Posted on 03/05/202430/10/2025

As we go about our daily lives, any exposure to news media confronts us with…

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Steven Shorrock is an interdisciplinary humanistic, systems and design practitioner interested in understanding and improving work and life.

Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) | Chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist (CErgHF) | BSc (Hons) MSc (Eng) PhD

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