Tag: the human mind

Bankrupt and ravaged by student mental illness, Britain’s universities are badly in need of reform

Simon Jenkins Forget the NHS for a minute – and look to Britain’s universities, another institution in urgent need of fixing. A number are on the brink of bankruptcy or closure. Revenues are plummeting. Rich foreign students are vanishing. Jobs for graduates are falling and mental illness among students has reportedly multiplied by seven times… Read More Bankrupt and ravaged by student mental illness, Britain’s universities are badly in need of reform

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Israeli Society Has Truly Fallen to Cruelty, Violence and Apathy. Just Look at Us

Gideon Levy On Friday, 11 funerals were held in the Jenin refugee camp. Eight of the deceased were camp residents who were killed by the Israeli army; three died of natural causes. None of them could be buried during the 10 preceding days, on account of the brutal Israel Defense Forces operation in the camp.… Read More Israeli Society Has Truly Fallen to Cruelty, Violence and Apathy. Just Look at Us

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Gets under the skin

The last decade, defined by Narendra Modi’s prime ministerial tenure, has seen a concerted bid to make the rhetoric of Hindu supremacy normal. From the prime minister to the sangh parivar’s social media trolls, to frothing film stars, the right to be publicly hostile to minorities, particularly Muslims, has been energetically exercised. I notice that public… Read More Gets under the skin

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Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth

Carole Cadwalladr It was a breaking news alert to lift the spirits and make the heart sing. A tech billionaire arrested as he stepped off his private jet and detained by the French authorities. Happy days! Because while the UK police have been charging individuals who incited violence online during this summer’s riots, the man who helped to fuel… Read More Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth

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The liberating truth is: they’re probably not thinking about you

What I eventually figured out – not that it ever seems to get particularly easy – is that other people’s negative emotions are ultimately a problem that belongs to them. And you have to allow other people their problems. Oliver Burkeman People-pleasing tendencies develop for different specific reasons, but right at the core of all… Read More The liberating truth is: they’re probably not thinking about you

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Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way)

Whatever their GCSE results, students should be told the whole story: understanding languages and cultures is a huge advantage in the workplace Xaymaca Awoyungbo I reflect on GCSE results day with a sense of pride tinged with sadness. Proud because this year’s cohort achieved fantastic results, given the challenges they have faced since the pandemic,… Read More Study arts and humanities because you love them (and so do employers, by the way)

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Against the Illusion of Separateness: Pablo Neruda’s Beautiful Nobel Acceptance Speech (1971)

First posted December 31, 2018 By Maria Popova “There is no insurmountable solitude. All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are. And we must pass through solitude and difficulty, isolation and silence in order to reach forth to the enchanted place where we can dance our clumsy dance…” By… Read More Against the Illusion of Separateness: Pablo Neruda’s Beautiful Nobel Acceptance Speech (1971)

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Frameworks

Knowledge is often a matter of discovery. But when the nature of an enquiry itself is at question, it is an act of creation NB: Physical reality is one thing, the ethical domain another. Sometimes the two intersect, as in global warming. But in either case, the ‘framing inquiry’ is about something – otherwise the… Read More Frameworks

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I myself am a woman: Selected Writings of Ding Ling (1904-1986)

First posted October 15, 2019 In the winter of 1930, the father of Ding Ling’s child and 23 other Communist activists and writers were executed by Chiang Kai-shek. Her response was swift and irrevocable: she joined the revolutionary struggle I MYSELF AM A WOMAN: Selected Writings of Ding Ling.  Reviewed by Susan Brownmiller (1989) (Scroll… Read More I myself am a woman: Selected Writings of Ding Ling (1904-1986)

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South Asian University Issues Notice to PhD Student Who Cited Criticism of Modi: Report

According to the Indian Express, the university also initiated a disciplinary inquiry against the student’s supervisor, who subsequently resigned. New Delhi: The citation of American linguist Noam Chomsky’s criticism of the Narendra Modi government in a doctoral research proposal has resulted in a show-cause notice for the PhD scholar and a disciplinary inquiry against his supervisor… Read More South Asian University Issues Notice to PhD Student Who Cited Criticism of Modi: Report

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