Essays
May 21st 2017
As Donald Trump traverses the Middle East and Europe on his first international trip, there is considerable discussion domestically concerning the possibility that he might be removed from office, either involuntarily through impeachment, or through voluntary re
May 21st 2017
Karel Appel was born in Amsterdam in 1921, the son of a barber in a poor neighborhood. As a child, he painted with his uncle, an amateur artist. In 1942, he entered Amsterdam’s Royal Academy of Visual Art.
May 21st 2017
Automat (1927).May 12th 2017
There have been some noteworthy examples of successful human ageing in the press recently.
May 10th 2017
The sweeping victory of Emmanuel Macron in the recent French presidential election should not eclipse the result of the South Korean presidential race, in which the human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in won a decisive victory. Indeed the South Korean outcome may well
May 2nd 2017
OXFORD – Artificial Intelligence is the next technological frontier, and it has the potential to make or break the world order. The AI revolution could pull the “bottom billion” out of poverty and transform dysfunctional institutions, or it could entrench injustice and increase inequality.
Apr 29th 2017
It is a warm autumn morning, and I am walking through downtown Mountain View, Calif., when I see it. A small vehicle that looks like a cross between a golf cart and a Jetson-esque, bubble-topped spaceship glides to a stop at an intersection.
Apr 27th 2017
When we hear about the horrors of industrial livestock farming – the pollution, the waste, the miserable lives of billions of animals – it is hard not to feel
Apr 24th 2017
Left: Henry Taylor, “The Times Thay Aint a Changing Fast Enough!” (2016);
Apr 22nd 2017
April 22 is Earth Day, one of the world’s largest environmental movements against climate change. It’s a time when people around the world come together to defend the environment against the impact of humans.
Apr 14th 2017
In the run-up to Easter, it is customary for Egypt’s Coptic Christians to go to church every evening.
Apr 14th 2017
Google could lose as much as $750 million because of a boycott by advertisers, according to Nomura Research.
Apr 14th 2017
Alamosa Photovoltaic Plan, south-central Colorado.