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Karl Hess: toward liberty

2026-07-02 18:01:00

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‘Society, in fact, is neighbourhoods’ – how Karl Hess transformed from a Republican speechwriter into a radical welder

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The anguish of choice

2026-07-02 18:00:00

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In the shattered aftermath of war, Sartre delivered a formidable lecture on freedom and meaning. Its urgency remains

- by Skye C Cleary

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Noguchi’s New York animations

2026-07-01 18:01:00

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Hand-painted animations bring to life Isamu Noguchi’s ideas for playgrounds that could integrate art with everyday life

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Illegible benefits

2026-06-30 18:00:00

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The costs of transformative innovations are immediately clear: it’s the longterm gains that are hardest to understand

- by Carlo Cordasco

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Timelapse of the Universe

2026-06-29 18:01:00

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When 13 billion years of the cosmos get condensed into 10 epic minutes, when in the timelapse do you think humans appear?

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The measure of flourishing

2026-06-29 18:00:00

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Human prosperity depends on nature, but no global metric has captured this with precision. Enter the Nature Relationship Index

- by Yadvinder Malhi

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