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You NEED to know this about Public Broadcasters...
We’re used to thinking that state broadcasters do something very important: but what really is their function in modern societies? A utopian proposal…
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What Is Emotional Neglect? And How to Cope
Emotional neglect - the withholding of parental love during childhood - can have a psychological impact no less profound than other forms of abuse. B…
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You Will Never Guess...
Advertising beautifully alerts us to the desirability lots of things we probably don't need that much of in our lives. For its part, art also alerts …
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To Have or Not to Have Children
When deciding whether or not to have children, we should acknowledge that we aren’t choosing either a ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ answer - merely deciding wh…
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POP CULTURE: Finer Celebrities
It’s easy to criticise modern societies for being ‘celebrity obsessed’. But the problem isn’t an interest in celebrity, it’s the sort of celebrities …
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Envy of What's Ahead
Some of our feelings about how the world might be in a 100 years time and more are based on an unexpected feeling: envy. It’s almost humiliating to c…
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Are You A Sleazebag?
There’s an appalling possibility that we are – or might be becoming – sleazy. The film offers a checklist of whether this might really be a danger. …
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PHILOSOPHY - Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer was deeply influenced by Buddhist thought and is in many ways the West’s answer to it: he too tells us to reign in our desires an…
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Why Inner Reflection Matters
Most of our mistakes come down to one crucial error: our failure to understand ourselves well enough. That’s why we need to learn the art of introspe…
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Why Do We Often Shelter Our Parents From the Truth of Their Consequences?
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