Tracy Calder on Why We Need to Keep Dreaming
‘The Germans have a phrase for the sense of panic many of us feel when a goal is within our reach: Torschlusspanik’. … Continue readingTracy Calder on Why We Need to Keep Dreaming
Poem: My Motherland is That Place
Javed Rahman: I will go back to that land again. The place where I was born. Away from this foreign strand. To the land whose loyalty I have sworn. … Continue readingPoem: My Motherland is That Place
‘Universe 25’: The Rat Colony Experiment
This ‘Universe 25’ idea comes from American scientist John Calhoun. He creates an ‘ideal world’ where rats will live and breed. … Continue reading‘Universe 25’: The Rat Colony Experiment
‘Yin,’ ‘Yang’ and the ‘Dao’: “Xi Jinping Thought”
Xi has reversed the pragmatic “learn from practice” approach of Deng Xiaoping’s “reform and opening up”. … Continue reading‘Yin,’ ‘Yang’ and the ‘Dao’: “Xi Jinping Thought”
This Intricate Map of a Fruit Fly Brain Could Signal a Revolution in Neuroscience
The project could represent a formidable step towards better understanding brain diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s. … Continue readingThis Intricate Map of a Fruit Fly Brain Could Signal a Revolution in Neuroscience
Are You a Platonist or an Aristotelian?
“Our culture today is likely to push you to be a Platonist…this is certainly convenient for businesses and political parties…but it can also…” … Continue readingAre You a Platonist or an Aristotelian?
Fall of the Aztecs
The collapse of the Aztec civilization remains a profound turning point in history, symbolizing the devastating effects of colonial conquest and cultural transformation. … Continue readingFall of the Aztecs
How Donald Trump Made Anti-Globalization a Right Wing Calling Card
Twenty-five years ago, fighting globalization was a cause of left-wing anarchists. How did it become a cornerstone of Trumpism? … Continue readingHow Donald Trump Made Anti-Globalization a Right Wing Calling Card
Hungry Ghosts
The book is inspired by the Petavatthu, a Theravada Buddhist scripture that includes stories about the realm of the “hungry ghosts. … Continue readingHungry Ghosts
On Loving America
Kelsey Klotz in The Common Reader: Why “love” is not what it seems after the sixth of January. … Continue readingOn Loving America
In More Prosperous Societies, are Men and Women More Similar?
Women typically rated higher than men on each of the so-called Big Five traits – openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. … Continue readingIn More Prosperous Societies, are Men and Women More Similar?
How Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle
“Well, sometimes Ledwinka looked over my shoulder and sometimes I looked over his.” –Ferdinand Porsche on designing the Volkswagen. … Continue readingHow Nazi Germany Created the Volkswagen Beetle