Kamala's Venn diagram love helps policy Logic dictates that multiple variables must be accounted for in politics; interlocking circles help visualize them Salon · Jul 29, 2024
Campus protests are part of an enduring legacy of civil disobedience improving American democracy They didn’t illegally camp out in local parks or on college campuses, as many protesters did across the U.S. recently. But back in 1773, the Boston Tea Partiers broke the law when they protested British Colonial taxes by throwing tea into Boston Harbor. The Conversation · May 22, 2024
Exploring The Top 10 Captivating Political Trials Worldwide Discover 10 notable political trials throughout history, from Socrates to Julian Assange, each leaving a lasting impact. Top News · Mar 25, 2024
Why do we do things that are bad for us? The ancient philosophers had an answer Plato, Socrates and Aristotle wrestled with the concept of akrasia –whether it’s possible to act against what you know to be good The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2024
The best South American footballers ever Counting down the greatest players from this football-mad continent FourFourTwo · Mar 21, 2024
Best goalkeepers of the 1980s Goalkeeping was a more traditional task back in the 1980s. Here, a look at the best shot-stoppers from a memorable decade... FourFourTwo · Jan 8, 2024
The best footballers of the 80s Ranking the greatest players on the planet between 1980 and 1989 FourFourTwo · Dec 21, 2023
How do you make peace with your shortcomings? This man has an answer Comedian Duncan Trussell speaks on the value of transcendent experiences and how he thinks about life after death. WEKU · Nov 19, 2023
OPINION - Elon Musk lives in a world of superheroes, but is he about to fall to earth? The writing is poor, the structure chaotic and the whole project imbalanced. But this biography of Elon Musk is still fascinating. How could it not be? Musk, as we all know, is the world’s richest person: pushing the boundaries of electric cars with Tesla, of space travel with SpaceX, and… Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023
Poem of the week: Of Human Knowledge by Sir John Davies A sharp and lucid case for gaining wisdom through adversity rather than books The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023
What Socrates' 'know nothing' wisdom can teach a polarized America A common complaint in America today is that politics and even society as a whole are broken. Critics point out endless lists of what should be fixed: the complexity of the tax code, or immigration reform, or the inefficiency of government. The Conversation · Apr 25, 2023
My personal bests are behind me – but I’ve found the secret to sustained exercise For fitness fanatics it can be galling to see our physical powers wane. The solution is to choose exercises to suit our age – and to find new interests, writes Joel Snape The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023
Commentary: The left and right are both wrong about Ron DeSantis’ ‘Western civilization’ courses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants every college in his state to teach courses in “Western civilization.” Chicago Tribune · Mar 7, 2023
Bad beliefs: Misinformation is factually wrong – but is it ethically wrong, too? The impact of disinformation and misinformation has become impossible to ignore. Whether it is denial about climate change, conspiracy theories about elections, or misinformation about vaccines, the pervasiveness of social media has given “alternative facts” an influence previously not possible. The Conversation · Feb 16, 2023
The Conversation · Jan 24, 2023 ChatGPT: Chatbots can help us rediscover the rich history of dialogue It is time to take human-AI dialogue seriously again. With the release of sophisticated chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, effective human-AI dialogue has become interesting and accessible to everyone. Even to students writing essays, which has led to some academic concerns.
Los Angeles Times · Jan 23, 2023 Commentary: Don’t ban chatbots in classrooms — use them to change how we teach Will chatbots that can generate sophisticated prose destroy education as we know it? We hope so.
The Conversation · Dec 20, 2022 Smart buildings: What happens to our free will when tech makes choices for us? Smart buildings, which are central to the concept of smart cities, are a new generation of buildings in which technological devices, such as sensors, are embedded in the structure of the buildings themselves. Smart buildings promise to personalize the experiences of their occupants by using real-time feedback mechanisms and forward-looking…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022 Hans Magnus Enzensberger obituary German poet, writer and editor determined that West Germany should not ignore its Nazi past
Al Jazeera · Dec 3, 2022 The five most (in)famous World Cup penalty shootouts Of the 30 penalty shootouts in a World Cup, only twice has the World Cup final itself come down to it (1994 and 2006).
Chicago Tribune · Dec 2, 2022 Commentary: I have months to live. Here’s how I’ve embraced acceptance “You have many months to live,” my palliative care doctor told me recently. She must’ve thought that was more polite than saying “less than a year.” I have finally advanced to the stage predicted by my oncologist, who said seven years ago, “I’m thinking years, not months.”
Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022 Review: 'Which Side Are You On,' by Ryan Lee Wong FICTION: An idealistic college student plans to drop out to focus on community organizing, while his old-school Asian activist parents try to dissuade him.
The Conversation · Oct 27, 2022 The jury that asked the spirit world for a verdict – and other bizarre tales from the courtroom Criminal justice systems vary around the world. But in many countries, for hundreds of years, people have faced trial by a jury of their peers. In England and Wales, a jury is a group of 12 members of the public who are called to sit as judges of fact in…
Reuters · Oct 23, 2022 Brazil's top footballers lean toward Bolsonaro in polarized race A few days before Brazil's first round of voting in this month's general election, a 13-second TikTok video electrified supporters of President Jair Bolsonaro: soccer star Neymar coming out in favor of his re-election bid.
The Conversation · Sep 20, 2022 Explainer: Socrates and the life worth living Socrates was notoriously annoying. He was likened to a gadfly buzzing around while one is trying to sleep. The Oracle of Delphi declared him the wisest of all human beings. His life and death would go on to shape the history of Western thought.
The Conversation · Aug 10, 2022 What is love? In pop culture, love is often depicted as a willingness to sacrifice, but ancient philosophers took a different view Woven through Thor: Love and Thunder, Taika Waititi’s latest contribution to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is a sentimental and age-old commentary on mortality and love.