Art and Adversity

From blindness and prejudice to life-changing injury, these three extraordinary individuals show what happens when determination meets talent. Their stories uplift, inspire and whisper into your heart
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Profits and Ethics of AI

AI’s meteoric rise, exemplified by Nvidia’s staggering market valuation, highlights both unprecedented financial opportunities and critical ethical challenges.
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The Ugly World Order

Geopolitical transformation begins ... A review of Giuliano da Empoli's new book
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Norway’s oil riches: A blessing or a burden?

Norway's immense oil wealth has led to unexpected challenges
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Why public perception of crime often contradicts official statistics

Broken windows’ is not a metaphor about art, architecture or poetry. It is a sociological theory about what makes residents feel unsafe in run-down neighbourhoods. ‘Broken windows’ symbolise decline—c
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Drone war over Ukraine

Gerbera drones, Russia's new jamming-proof drones, pose a significant threat to Ukraine. These analog-based drones are difficult to detect, prompting Ukraine to develop countermeasures
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War is an endemic

In The Art of War, Chinese strategist Sun Tzu reveals, “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” This is by using the 3 Ds…
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Musk-Trump partnership can inflate the Trumpian world

Their giant egos can wreck the bromancE March 16 2024
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Of democracies turned upside down

Over the years, democracies have absorbed many sins of autocracies, theocracies, aristocracies and gerontocracies.
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Chained to dollar chains

A dollar goes a long way…sometimes all the way to hell. The dollar stores in the US sell varieties of household goods for a dollar—a lifesaver to millions of low-income families. But investigations re
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