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Are the Arts of Any Use?

Jeffrey Gedmin | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Citizenship, Renaissance, Innovation, Poetry, Culture, Education, Jude Law, Michael Gove, Iain McGilchrist, Civic Engagement, Arts, Classics, Education Reform, Civilisation, UK Culture, UK Entertainment News
Jeffrey Gedmin

Today we live in an era of hyper-specialisation. We all drill deeper in our silos. How else can you keep up, let alone get ahead in our frenetic, rapidly changing, competitive world? Yet we seem to get stuck, as the same ideas and arguments get recycled, only faster than ever before (thank technology, social media and the blogosphere).

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The Case for War - How War Has Brought Us Language, Religion, Culture and Technology

Andrew Marr | Posted 20.11.2012 | Home
Read More: History, Mediterranean, Andrew Marr, UK News, UK World, Afghanistan, Civilisation, Culture, Home News
Andrew Marr

If we know one thing, we know wars are dreadful, the worst that can happen to mankind. So how can we deal with the awkward fact that, in the great sweep of human history, wars have surprisingly often produced the breakthroughs, in ideas as well as technologies, the rest of us then come to depend on?

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Internet Rallies To Bring Peace To Civilisation II 'Nightmare World'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Reddit, Civilisation II, Games, UK Gaming, Civilisation, UK News, Civ 2, UK Video Games, UK Tech News

The tale of a man who played Civilisation II for ten years only to witness the world to descend into a "hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation...

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Man Plays Civilisation For 10 Years, World Disintegrates into 'Nightmare Of Suffering'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Civilisation II, Reddit, Games, UK News, Civilisation, UK Gaming, Civ 2, UK Video Games, UK Tech News

UPDATE: Reddit users have reported progress in the 'Eternal War' after user uploads Civ II save game... What will the world be like in 2000 years? ...

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Civilisation II: The Eternal War Ends As Peace Comes To Hellish Nightmare World

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 12.08.2012 | UK Tech
Read More: Civilisation II, Reddit, Games, UK News, Civilisation, UK Gaming, Civ 2, UK Video Games, UK Tech News

One man's 10 year quest to bring peace to a Civilisation II game world appears to have been achieved after his story was made famous around the globe....

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