Butterfly Effects for Change
The kitchen table is piled with dishes. Laundry flows like lava from baskets. Bills glare reproachfully at you from…
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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…
Are Human Rights alright? Part 2
Many people throughout the world are still deprived of the most basic human rights. They don’t have food, shelter,…
Are Human Rights alright? Part I
The recent riots in the UK have started a debate about the nature and scope of human rights.…
The Principle of Principle
The best way to approach many issues, both in our private lives and our societies, is to spend…
Humility and Learning
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing. Socrates…
Love is a Dynamo*
Love is not always a virtue. We can love the most inappropriate and destructive things, in the most…
Change
One of the problems we face even when we want to improve things is that, as human beings,…
Selflessness
You can’t forget what you don’t know. Take driving as an example. When you become a confident and…