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A lesson in coexistence
The 17th-century town Cacheu was a hub of West African and European cultures, languages and beliefs (and run by women).
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Power and flesh
As struggles over the human body escalate, we should return to the work of cinema’s greatest anatomist: David Cronenberg.
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
The world without hegemony
As Pax Americana ends, a multipolar order is emerging. The history of Southeast Asia holds lessons for what’s to come.
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Computers can’t surprise
As AI’s endless clichés continue to encroach on human art, the true uniqueness of our creativity is becoming ever clearer.
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Dreams of the far Right
Young Europeans join far-Right movements less out of grievance than out of a profound yearning to believe and belong.
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
A light from the periphery
The life of Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose illuminates how scientific genius can emerge from the most unexpected quarters.
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4 months, 3 weeks ago
Our unfinished republics
Economic republicanism shows us how to achieve authentic freedom: citizens require economic as well as political power.
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4 months, 3 weeks ago
The shape of time
In the 19th century, the linear idea of time became dominant – with profound implications for how we experience the world.
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4 months, 3 weeks ago
Landholder vs stockholder
In 1752, David Hume discerned that wealth was becoming untethered from land. Here lies the origin of our political divisions.
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4 months, 3 weeks ago
How to become a tree
Many people today want to commit their remains to rejuvenating the planet. But are these green deaths just greenwashing?.
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4 months, 4 weeks ago