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The Politics and Economics of Violence


Racist Bridges

24.05.2013
Maybe there are racist bridges. The claim sounds as bizarre now as it did the first time I heard it some years ago. But it's what came...

Wonder and Terror in Art and Science

24.05.2013
Having been asked to participate in a panel discussion at HowTheLightGetsIn 2013 entitled "Of Wonder and Terror" I have been reflecting...

A Palace in the Slums

24.05.2013
I climbed down once into a corrugated iron tunnel the size of a dog kennel in the slums of Freetown, and came out the other side into a...
Time Travel and HowTheLightGetsIn

Time Travel and HowTheLightGetsIn

22.05.2013
Time travel was invented for festivals like How The Light Gets In (HTLGI). It's a maddeningly exciting place. Maddening because there's...

Art of Wisdom or Arts of Wisdom?

20.05.2013
Can we separate thinking from being? I'd suggest that thinking, rational and irrational, is part of being, that thinking implies language,...
Why Trolls Matter

Why Trolls Matter

10.05.2013
So, here's a thought: without the trolls, the internet wouldn't be worth having. No doubt you've heard by now that anonymous commenters...
Why Are Human Rights Difficult?

Why Are Human Rights Difficult?

9.05.2013
It is often said (and even more often suggested) that human rights are difficult because there are bad people who don't want to respect...
Understanding Humans in a Scientific Age: Fundamentalism in Science

Understanding Humans in a Scientific Age: Fundamentalism in Science

9.05.2013
Ever since machines were invented, it has been speculated that we too are machines. The rise of molecular biologyand molecular genetics,with...
Poetry and the Transmission of Errors

Poetry and the Transmission of Errors

9.05.2013
We often see this with readers who believe poets have hidden messages in their poems. This is the kind of reader who has been taught -...
The Silver Line Helpline

The Silver Line Helpline

9.05.2013
Loneliness saps the will to live and can be a major cause of depression, as one 80-year-old lady told me "I wake each morning, get dressed,...
The Not So Great Gatsby

The Not So Great Gatsby

7.05.2013
The Great Gatsby is currently available in the UK in at least seven different editions, is about to appear in its sixth film adaptation,...
Emotionality of States and Symbiotic Realism

Emotionality of States and Symbiotic Realism

7.05.2013
The role and political repercussions of human ego, emotions and sensibilities in state conduct and international relations are, less transient...
Overcoming the 'Dazzling Disregard for the Soul'

Overcoming the 'Dazzling Disregard for the Soul'

7.05.2013
The cover of the March edition of the Harvard Business Review confirms it all. An array of coloured fishing hooks dangle down to the caption:...
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