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Why Arts Graduates Lack Job Prospects
Arts graduates are often to be found making coffee – having spent their university years studying Plato or Foucault. Maybe it’s their fault, or maybe…
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Why Good People Are Scary
When it comes to our love lives, it's natural to think that we'd ideally want to get together with someone 'nice'. But in reality, nice people can be…
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HISTORY OF IDEAS - Careers
In the course of history, work has gone from being something people only ever did for money to being the source of ultimate meaning, creativity and i…
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Your Mind Is Working to Heal You (By Hurting You)
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Historical Hangovers Making Us Unhappy Today
When trying to understand why we might be feeling unhappy, we tend to be drawn to reasons relatively close to home: it might have to do with friends,…
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ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY - Matsuo Basho
Matsuo Basho was one of the most famous Zen poets of Japan, who alerts us to the neglected beauty and interest of everyday life, and thereby reconcil…
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On Embracing Melancholy
The word 'melancholy' puts its finger on a particular species of sadness, which isn't an illness or even a problem: it's part of being human. Enjoyi…
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Being Charmed Along
When we’re down or melancholy, the last thing we need is someone who will jolly us along. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our aud…
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Meritocracy
We've been taught to feel very good about the fact that many of our societies are now apparently 'meritocracies.' But the concept of meritocracy is -…
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SOCIOLOGY - Alexis De Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville was a 19th century French aristocrat with some crucial things to tell us about the strengths and weaknesses of that once-new an…
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