activism
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Why Do Our Politicians Suck at Creativity?
Are attack ads and negative campaigning the very thing killing our political leaders creativity? The parties responsible may surprise you.
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How the Arts Council Cancels Art
Great art flourishes amid great freedom. The same goes for most of the ‘results’ a civilised society should strive to achieve.
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How it Feels to be a Young American (Or, How America Fails Us)
When “first world problems” are actually symptoms of a deeply dysfunctional culture and society.
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How We Can Prevent Bullying
Is there anything that can be done to help prevent bullying in our schools? New research sheds light on a possible new approach that could transform our students and schools.
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News Media kills Political Visions. Help: Prospective Psychology
Introducing how prospective psychology can help inform a much needed political debate in the media
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Startups, Wanderlust, and Life Hacking
Lessons from The World’s First Space Elevator Bootcamp. Or how a community of entrepreneurs based in Chile did “Rocket Science” in a Hungarian castle.
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How To Outsmart The Crowd
The unfortunate truth is that we look to social cues more than we’d like to admit, especially if they serve our interests.
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Minefield of Dreams: The Good Intentions that Harm Society
"In politics as in medicine, first do no harm". - Theodore Dalrymple
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Why the Greatest Work of Your Life Will Require A Compass, Not a Map
If we use a map for long enough, we lose sight of the fact the entire journey was based on a plan someone else had for us. We stop questioning it at all. It’s safe, it’s secure, it’s easy, and guaranteed to get us where we’re going.
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How Diversity Makes Us Smarter
Being around people who are different from us makes us more creative, more diligent and harder-working.
