Persecution is endemic in the vicious world of Young Adult publishing. The escapist settings of fantasy fiction are still afflicted by the culture war — Read on spectator.us/writers-blocked-fantasy-fiction/
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Tag: Life
Will Civilizations Clash? – Athenaeum Review
Will Civilizations Clash? - Athenaeum Review — Read on athenaeumreview.org/essay/will-civilizations-clash/
The Problem With Happiness – Athenaeum Review
The Problem With Happiness - Athenaeum Review — Read on athenaeumreview.org/essay/the-problem-with-happiness/
The Truth About Pinocchio’s Nose – The New York Times
There’s more to the puppet’s story than a parable about lying. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/books/review/pinocchio-carlo-collodi-lorenzini.html
Technology That Could End Humanity—and How to Stop It | WIRED
Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom says technology often has unintended consequences, and that we may have to choose between totalitarianism and annihilation. — Read on http://www.wired.com/story/technology-could-end-humanity-how-stop-it/
The Hidden Harper Lee
That Harper Lee was always writing was obvious to anyone who knew her, if only because they were reminded whenever they opened their mail. — Read on http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/05/15/the-hidden-harper-lee/
Can plants help us avoid a climate catastrophe? | OUPblog
The amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by burning of fossil fuels is at a staggering all time high of 34 billion tonnes, having risen every decade since the 1960s. — Read on blog.oup.com/
Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean and Indo Pacific
http://www.youtube.com/watch The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean, its littoral countries are home to almost half the world’s population. two-thirds of the world’s trade passes through the Indian Ocean, including most of its oil supplies. It is no surprise then that the Indian Ocean is fast emerging as the world’s most actively contested geopolitical … Continue reading Geopolitics of the Indian Ocean and Indo Pacific
How Geography and Geopolitics Relate
http://www.youtube.com/watch In this presentation we look at the relationship between Geography - the science of place and space; as a meta-discipline which provides an analytical toolkit for conducting analysis in geopolitics. We explore various elements of geography through etymology, definitions and interactions of concepts which make the discipline.
Belt and Road 2.0 – The Hindu
With the second Belt and Road Forum, a paradox is now apparent at the heart of the initiative — Read on http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/belt-and-road-20/article27060135.ece
