The Surprising Role of Deep Thinking in Conspiracy Theories
by Stephen Gadsby and Sander Van de Cruys at Psyche: Conspiracy theories are seemingly everywhere….
A New Trilemma Haunts the World Economy
by Dani Rodrik at Project Syndicate: I wrote a speculative article in 2000 on what…
Wednesday Poems: 3 By the Great Italian Poet, Eugenio Montale
Eugenio Montale, born in 1896 in Genoa, Italy, emerged as one of the 20th century’s foremost Italian poets, earning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1975.
What September 11 Revealed
From The Free Press: The writer Jonathan Rosen looks back at a portent of the future.
The Babylonian Map: How Researchers Finally Solved the Puzzle of the Oldest Known Map of the World
From Aeon Magazine: This instalment from the British Museum video series Curator’s Corner focuses on…
Scientists Say They Can Uncover New Levels of Physical Reality
Three scientists from the National Technical University in Athens, Greece published a paper that details this slightly altered take on Einstein’s magnum opus.
The War on Genius: Literature and Its Systems
What is a novel, or any work of art, but the product of its time, of commerce? What is it but another colorful consumer unit…
The Human Costs of the Research-Assessment Culture
Large-scale evaluation permeates the UK university system, but some countries are rejecting harsh judgements and emphasizing strategic development.
Tuesday Poem: Sparrow’s Flight
A breeze slowed sparrow’s flightday was saying goodbye. sparrow took refuge…night knelt behind the yews….
Zhou Enlai: Made By the Revolution
Historian Chen Jian has published a monumental biography of Zhou Enlai that makes him the pre-eminent scholar of the contemporary Chinese diaspora.
Monday Poem: Please
Please be kindHave patience with othersThey may not be like you Please listenTake time to…
Rasul Hamzatov’s Birthday
Habib Khan, Quetta: Some say that a translation is like the underside of a carpet,…