Environment Our place in the world “How could I look my grandchildren in the eye and say I knew what was happening to the world and […] NP28 - not printed
Illusions The art of Amistics In his most recent novel, Seveneves, sci-fi author Neal Stephenson coins an intriguing term: “Amistics”. Amistics describes “the choices that […] NP26 digital: Change
Environment A new human era Earth has lost half of its wild animals in the last forty years. What does it mean to be philosophical […] NP23 digital: Being
Illusions Property’s principal corruption In the lead-up to the general election in the UK this year, everyone was talking about property. In the crowded […] NP21 digital: Power
Ideas to change your life Fake news “The essence of bullshit,” argued philosopher Harry Frankfurt in his 2005 book On Bullshit, “is not that it is false […] NP21 digital: Power
Society & Culture The classroom of the future Here’s one of my favourite neologisms: “hangry.” It’s a punning portmanteau. To be hangry is to be angry because you’re […] NP26 digital: Change
Philosophy and you Does the future matter? In Tino Sehgal’s installation of his artwork This Progress, each visitor walked into the bottom of The Guggenheim’s spiral rotunda […] NP22 digital: Time