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WATCH: Mapping Ideas Worth Spreading
What do 24,000 ideas look like? Ecologist Eric Berlow and physicist Sean Gourley apply algorithms to the entire archive of TEDxTalks, taking us on a stimulating visual tour to show how ideas connect globally. TED Senior Fellow ...
The democratic conundrum: Wasting money and alienating voters
Plato regarded social democracy as an immense concern. Aristotle called it a ‘deviant’ – the opposition to majority rule’s nobler version, the polity. In fact, throughout political philosophy’s history, influential sc...
Offence 295 B, Act XLV 1860 – Blasphemy or Hypocrisy?
Offence 295 B– Defiling a copy of Holy Quran. Whoever wilfully defiles, damages or desecrates a copy of the Holy Quran or of an extract there from or uses it in any derogatory manner or for any unlawful purpose shall be p...
The Dirty Politics Of Oil In Iraq
Sectarian violence and rampant extremism are pushing Iraq perilously close to the brink of civil war. As the government rains down airstrikes on the Anbar province, attempting to regain control over the militant-controlled town...
World Population Day: The Risks of Overpopulation
As of 1st of January 2014, there are an estimated 7,137,661,030 people living on Earth. Overpopulation is a more and more prevalent global problem with possibly devastating consequences. World Population Day is an annual event ...
Austerity Christmas: Is It Really Possible?
I can’t be the only person who tries and fails every year to simplify, reduce and minimise Christmas expenditure. And this impulse isn’t just born out of financial necessity. The huge excesses of gifts, food, and money d...
