By Lorenzo Poli Below is the second part of the interview on Hindu ecology with Gloria Germani, an ecophilosopher who has always been engaged in dialogue between West and East, a student of philosopher Serge Latouche, Swedish ecologist Helena Norberg Hodge, and Titian Terzani, of whose thought she is among the foremost experts. She is…
Culture
Modernity and Our Crisis of Meaning
I went last week to hear Richard McNeill Douglas, who’s an academic at the CUSP research programme, talk about the idea that 1972 was “the high water mark of modernity”.
I went last week to hear Richard McNeill Douglas, who’s an academic at the CUSP research programme, talk about the idea that 1972 was “the high water mark of modernity”.
An Ancient Recipe for Social Success
But if we’re going to use the models from the ancient past, can we be confident about how early societies really operated?
But if we’re going to use the models from the ancient past, can we be confident about how early societies really operated?
A New Era of U.S.-Africa Partnerships
The Biden-Harris administration embarked on the next chapter in U.S.-Africa relations with $55 billion in new trade deals and partnerships over the next three years.
The Biden-Harris administration embarked on the next chapter in U.S.-Africa relations with $55 billion in new trade deals and partnerships over the next three years.
Principles, Logic, and Blunders
Why natural science necessarily overlooks spirit.
Why natural science necessarily overlooks spirit.
As for Doing Something About It………
The house was warm and welcoming after the journey.
The house was warm and welcoming after the journey.
The (Outer) World Is Not Enough
Where to look for more.
Where to look for more.
Simple, Seldom and Sad — The Weight of Anniversaries
For one Trinidadian writer, it was a tradition to greet midnight at a crossroad
For one Trinidadian writer, it was a tradition to greet midnight at a crossroad
‘As if Some Long-since Inhabited Country Had Been Fished Up Out of the Bottom of the Sea’: Travel Literature on Iceland
As the National and University Library of Iceland commemorate the 250th anniversary of Joseph Banks’s expedition to Iceland with an exhibition, we are publishing a series of blogs on all things Icelandic in the British Library collections.
As the National and University Library of Iceland commemorate the 250th anniversary of Joseph Banks’s expedition to Iceland with an exhibition, we are publishing a series of blogs on all things Icelandic in the British Library collections.
You’re 15 Minutes Too Late
Nowadays, social media platforms are over-saturated with bloggers, making it harder for niche creators (or be it casual users) to climb this ephemeral social ladder.
Nowadays, social media platforms are over-saturated with bloggers, making it harder for niche creators (or be it casual users) to climb this ephemeral social ladder.
Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev
On 30 August 2022, Mikhail Gorbachev, the first and the last President of the Soviet Union died at the age of 91 in Moscow.
On 30 August 2022, Mikhail Gorbachev, the first and the last President of the Soviet Union died at the age of 91 in Moscow.
Believing is Hard
In all things?
In all things?
Offering a Fuller Picture of Indigenous Maryland
“I really became interested in mapping as a way to tell the untold stories of Indigenous peoples”
“I really became interested in mapping as a way to tell the untold stories of Indigenous peoples”
Space and Negativity
How properties of space emerge.
How Properties of Space Emerge
Your Name Here: Five Spanish Bullfighting Posters From 1769
If you’re of a certain vintage you’ll remember the colourful bullfighting posters where you could have your name hand-printed, a souvenir of the modern period of Spanish tourism from the 1960s onwards.
If you’re of a certain vintage you’ll remember the colourful bullfighting posters where you could have your name hand-printed, a souvenir of the modern period of Spanish tourism from the 1960s onwards.
30 Benin Bronzes Returned to Nigeria
Museum officials in the United States took a historic step by returning 30 valuable bronze artifacts to their original home in Nigeria.
Museum officials in the United States took a historic step by returning 30 valuable bronze artifacts to their original home in Nigeria.