Thought of the day

Published 12 October 07 09:36 AM | robyn.owens 

I found this on the Wordsmith website this morning:

Thought of the Moment:

We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice -- that is, until we stop saying 'It got lost,' and say 'I lost it.' -Sydney J. Harris

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# Andrew.Rate said on October 19, 2007 3:13 PM:

So, scientists take a child-like view of the universe? - I like it!

# Who Are You? said on December 19, 2007 1:04 AM:

i dont need any

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About robyn.owens

I started my academic life doing a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics at UWA before going to Oxford to complete an MSc and a DPhil, also in Mathematics. I then spent three years in Paris at l'Université de Paris-Sud, Orsay, continuing research in mathematical analysis and going to lots of movies before returning to UWA to work as a research mathematician. I have lectured in Maths and Computer Science at UWA, as well as for short periods at Berkeley, The University of Canterbury in Christchurch, and Prince Songkla University in Thailand. My research has focussed on computer vision, including feature detection in images, 3D shape measurement, image understanding, and representation.