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No entry Many years ago, I was working for a membership organisation, and we had agreed to bring out a speaker from the UK. He [...]
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02, 2026
The March of Folly
The March of Folly I often wonder where the place is to be found between being entertained, being made to think, and being constrained [...]
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02, 2026
Silk Roads
Silk Roads When I was around seven years old, my friend Andrew told me about his father’s plan. Back then, more than seventy years [...]
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01, 2026
Muesli and Other Grumbles
Muesli and other grumbles For years I made my own muesli. It was easy: to a base of rolled oats, wheat bran, and wheat [...]
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01, 2026
Arcadia
Arcadia Why do some moments stick in our minds? Often, they are memorable because they are both exceptional and unanticipated. For me, one was [...]
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10, 2025
Six Great Ideas
Six Great Ideas I wonder if anyone reads Mortimer Adler today. For a while he was an influential and also popular philosopher, often referred [...]
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08, 2025
The Soul: History of the Mind
DD83 - The Soul: A History of the Human Mind Paul Ham’s 2024 book, The Soul, is described as a deep dive into history [...]
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07, 2025
DD81 – The Wreck of Western Culture
DD81 - The Wreck of Western Culture Do I want to be thought of as a ‘grumpy old man’? Well, I am old, and [...]
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06, 2025
Truth
Truth When Felipe Fernandez-Armesto wrote his book Truth, he added a comment at the bottom of the book cover: “A History and a Guide [...]
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06, 2025
Why Pain is Necessary
Antonio Damasio Tells Us Why Pain Is Necessary I’ve broken my usual rule, and copied this extract from an article with the same name [...]
