NP51 ·
Noise
Group noise
East London, Sunday afternoon. I am at a custom-built concert hall with thousands of people including eight members of my […]
THE ARCHIVE
New Philosopher issues
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From these issues
NP50 ·
Wisdom
Received wisdom
It’s difficult to say when and how my children first became aware of the concept of a prison. It was […]
NP49 ·
Observation
A clear look
“What we can know, and what we can understand, is so influenced by our location in time that it is […]
NP48 ·
Emotion
On Anger
I. You have demanded of me, Novatus, that I should write how anger may be soothed, and it appears to […]
NP51 ·
Noise
Noise of the rabble
A crowd descends upon parliament, or congress, or some other seat of power. Some in the crowd carry signs making […]
FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE FUTURE
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NP47 ·
Connection
Cultural connections
In 1842, after a series of military defeats through the course of the First Opium War, the Chinese Qing dynasty […]
NP46 ·
Choice
Making hard choices
Zan Boag: When you first started out making decisions about what you were going to do with your life, you […]
NP45 ·
Novelty
The descent into nothing
When Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn, AKA ‘B-girl Raygun’, kangaroo-hopped across the stage at the Paris 2024 Olympics, never could she […]
NP44 ·
Flourishing
Becoming a superhero
Imagine you were given the chance to become a superhero. Let’s say a genie pops out of an old urn […]
NP47 ·
Connection
13 questions: Holly Lawford-Smith
What is your demon? Misanthropy. Luckily I am also an introvert so I can mostly keep it obscured from view. […]
Earlier issues
NP43–NP1
NP43
Wealth
NP42
Loss
NP41
Conflict
NP40
Intelligence
NP39
Distraction
NP38
Courage
NP37
Body
NP36
Uncertainty
NP35
Love
NP34
Truth
NP33
Identity
NP32
Energy
NP31
Space
NP30
Perception
NP29
Purpose
NP28
Climate
NP27
Family
NP26
Change
NP25
Death
NP24
Balance
NP23
Being Human
NP22
Time
NP21
Power
NP20
Play
NP19
Life
NP18
Stuff
NP17
Communication
NP16
Food
NP15
The Future
NP14
Nature
NP13
Luck
NP12
Education
NP11
Technology
NP10
Fame
NP9
Property
NP8
Travel
NP7
Health
NP6
Progress
NP5
Self
NP4
Work
NP3
Happiness
NP2
Mind
NP1
Freedom
