Philosophy

It’s great to go to school

"We often forget how lucky we are to go to school. In some parts of the world, getting to school…

10 years ago

The university of the future is born in San Francisco

A few months ago, as I mentioned here, Lawrence Summers, the former president of Harvard University, questioned the relevance of…

10 years ago

The tea ceremony: the ritual of taste

A Zen ritual made up of steady and slow movements, and is a sublime synthesis of rules of behaviour inspired…

11 years ago

Humanities: fewer applicants, but we are all losing out

The current economic crisis is having many effects. Some are more apparent – the recession, companies closing their doors, unsustainable…

11 years ago

Conversation with Roberto Saviano

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11 years ago

The right to be forgotten and digital identity

The web never forgets; everything that we publish (images, texts and lots more) remains traceable and indelible, maybe forever.

11 years ago

Let’s turn our back on prejudices, not opportunities

What are prejudices? They are irrational, subconscious expectations we inherit from our environment and by which we allow ourselves to…

11 years ago

Boston, my “second home”

I spent some of the best years of my life in Boston. I went to University there, and then went…

11 years ago

Aung San Suu Kyi and the force of ideals

During a recent interview I was asked to name a woman who I considered exemplary: I thought of Aung San…

11 years ago

Holi, colour and diversity: “Benetton style” festival

Today in India was the first day of a traditional Hindu festival that celebrates the end of winter and the…

11 years ago