How to Manage the Migrant Crisis
April 3, 2020
How does the need for order relate to a call to be generous, kind, and hospitable? During the 2015-16 migrant…
“A million refugees arrived in Europe this year,” says Alexander Betts, and “our response, frankly, has been pathetic.” Betts studies…
Climate Change and Social Inequality
April 2, 2020
Will the changing climate hit everyone on the planet equally? Is money somehow part of the equation or not? Although…
Robots v Humans: Machine Earning. Jobs in Poor Countries May Be Especially Vulnerable to Automation
April 2, 2020
This fascinating article discusses the various ways in which the advancement of automatisation is projected to influence a variety of…
Will the prevalence of Artificial Intelligence only bring vices or are there advantages? How should the advantages and dangers be…
A Conversation with Dr Quentin Genuis and Prof John Wyatt, No. 1
Naked Untruth
March 19, 2020
How women are singled out for vile abuse for political ends Are women disproportionally the victim of blackmail or manipulation…
We Need A Modern Origin Story: A Big History
March 12, 2020
Modern Science is not offering meaning anymore. As long as we teach history as a story of competing tribes, wars…
Revolt of the Machines
March 11, 2020
What makes a human, human? This is one of many questions posed by Alex Garland in his Director’s debut science-fiction…
On Ants and Superhumans
March 4, 2020
In the 1970’s the American philosopher, John Searle devised the thought experiment “The Chinese Room”. This article lists the different…
Sensors in Windows Regulate Indoor Climate
March 2, 2020
You do not need to be physically at home to control the heating and ventilation of your rooms: one swipe…
Resources for Working with Refugees
February 12, 2020
The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) collects resources from a multitude of partners to support work with refugees. The content of…
Above the Cross Glows a Light
February 12, 2020
Easter is the feast standing against the return of evil. Along with all the proper and humane in our culture,…
Shocking! And already forgotten.
February 12, 2020
The surprise and dismay associated with us seeing and being confronted with human suffering and immorality does not last long….
How Can Europe Handle the Migration Challenge?
February 6, 2020
Immigrants from Salzburg, the Huguenots, and the Dutch have shaped Germany. Its industry first needed Polish workers and later on,…
God Now Owns a Museum. A Book about Religion and Contemporary Art Shows Why God is Not an ATM.
January 30, 2020
Religion has been an inspiration for artists since the beginning of human existence. “Gott hat kein Museum” (“God has no Museum”),…
Google's Genius Futurist Has One Theory That He Says Will Rule the Future — and It's a Little Terrifying
January 13, 2020
Technology’s relentless, predictable, and exponential growth will, according to the law of accelerating returns, bring humans into the era that…
In the (Air-Conditioned) Heaven of Superhumans
January 12, 2020
Disabled persons will overcome their disabilities with technology. The British colour-blind artist Neil Harbisson “sees“ with his ears, using an…