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The Long-term Political Fallout of Coronavirus
As the coronavirus spreads, so does its
likely political fallout.
For authoritarians and autocrats, the
fallout is likely to be a mixed bag.
Some will benefit from invasive...
Reality of myths about modern China
China’s polity and society is shrouded in a cobweb of myths. Several
countries with whom China has trade surplus suffer from an understanding
deficit. Let us...
Not a pretty picture: The contours of a new world order are on your tv screen
Television
news summarizes daily what a new world order shaped by civilisationalists
entails.
Writer
William Gibson’s assertion that “the
future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed”...
Would You Like a Thirty-Hour Workweek?
Authors: Meena Miriam Yust and Arshad M. Khan
In the earliest days, foraging was key. Fruits,
berries, edible plants and roots comprised a varied diet, the...
The end of the perfect melons
On May
2019, two melons from Hokkaido sold at the prices of 45,000 USD.
Yes, you
heard it right. Two melons.
They were not
your “regular” melons....
What is more disruptive with the AI: Its dark potentials or our (anti-Intellectual) Ignorance?
Throughout the most of human evolution both
progress as well as its horizontal transmission was extremely slow, occasional
and tedious a process. Well into the classic...
Happiness Is Around You
Happiness is a
beautiful combination of joy and pleasure, that gives the way to peace.
Happiness is a subjective feeling but today's world gives it an objective
meaning. We...
What awaits the world – depression of markets or minds?
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has
warned that the global economy risks a return to the Great Depression. Speaking
at the Peterson...
The Paradoxes of Social and Economic Development in Central Asia
Central Asia is
a region with very uneven social and economic dynamics. It is rapidly breaking
down into areas with different quality of life, economic growth,...
The right to affordable housing: Europe’s neglected duty
Increasingly making the headlines, the scarcity of affordable housing in
Europe is a serious and growing problem that pushes an ever-larger number of
people into housing...