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March 15, 2019 opinion / society / universities

We need new stories of the 21st-century university.

For many, our dreaming spires have turned into the stuff of nightmares. Where have things gone wrong? (1400 words)

March 8, 2019 books / memoir / movies / opinion / publications

A return volley

Science fiction — at its best — is always about what it means to be human. (2100 words)

February 22, 2019 movies / opinion

They shall not grow old

A few thoughts, prompted by the film. (800 words)

February 18, 2019 opinion / physics

We are all the Tin Woodman

In what sense are we the same person today as yesterday? (2200 words)

January 23, 2019 climate / opinion / society

Can we create a climate for hope? Try a reboot

How can we sail against the climate headwinds currently blowing out of Washington? It can help to remind ourselves there are always countercurrents beneath the surface. (1200 words)

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