A Smurfette with Principles?
In film and media, a trope is a common pattern in a story or a recognizable attribute in…
Category: human development
Makes you think…
The Universe has as many different centres as there are living beings in it. Each of us is…
Suffering…what is it good for?
Evil causes suffering and evil is preventable, but even in a paradisiacal world without evil, suffering would still exist.…
Chaotic Butterflies
In ordinary life chaos means disorder – random, disorganised confusion. In science it means something entirely different –…
An Answer to Evil
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear…
Ubuntu
The Nigerian writer, Chris Abani describes the African philosophical concept of Ubuntu as, “…the only way for me to…
The Banality of Heroism
Philip Zimbardo, the psychiatrist in charge of the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment has a new venture – he’s…
Butterfly Effects for Change
The kitchen table is piled with dishes. Laundry flows like lava from baskets. Bills glare reproachfully at you from…
Are Human Rights alright? Part 4
Imagine what might happen if the results of the Human Genome Project really rocked the world. People would stop…
Are Human Rights alright? Part 3
The human race is a marvel of diversity. The endless variety brings with it great beauty, energy and possibility…