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Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis
Society, Politics & Law

Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis

...social economy. It is rather a plea to voters to endorse him, and his choice to surrender, as a lesser evil. The Conversation asked nine leading academics what their questions were for a man who describes himself as an “accidental economist”. His answers reveal regrets about his own approach during a dramatic 2015, a withering assessment of France’s power in Europe,...
A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Education & Development

A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

...social activist at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town...It was a grey, damp Boxing day morning 2021 in England and the very sad news arrived of the death at age 90 of Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu earlier that morning in Cape Town after a full and active life of great moral conviction and compassion for humanity. Online messaging technology, not available at the time of...
Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will we ever be able to trust an AI sports coach?

...work directly with AI when, as Couzens (n.d.) states, they predominantly rely on algorithms, indicating that the role AI plays in sports is not always clear. So, what do we mean when we talk about AI in sports and what can it do? [Wooden blocks with symbol of digital disruption concept on blue background] ‘A branch of computer science that aims to create machines and...
Ian McMillan's Writing Lab interviews: Mark Ravenhill on... play writing
History & The Arts

Ian McMillan's Writing Lab interviews: Mark Ravenhill on... play writing

...social class has its own vocabulary, and they change year on year, and I think one of the jobs of a playwright is to listen to those and keep up to date with those. I think on the whole you instinctively listen to the different rhythms of the way that people speak. Some people do speak in a more kind of flowing, mellow kind of a way, and some people have a more kind of...
Shakespeare: For All Time?
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: For All Time?

...works to remain in our public consciousness even 400 years after Shakespeare’s death. They retain their ability to shock and provoke us. Writing in 1623, Shakespeare’s playwright colleague Ben Jonson described him as “not of an age but for all time,” and the subsequent performance histories of his plays seem to confirm Jonson’s prediction. In 2016, The Open...
60 second adventures in economics: The Invisible Hand
Society, Politics & Law

60 second adventures in economics: The Invisible Hand

...Hayek, argued that this ʻhands offʼ approach actually works better than any kind of central plan. But the problem is, economies can take a long time to reach their ʻequilibriumʼ, and may even stall along the way. And in the meantime people can get a little frustrated, which is why governments usually end up taking things into their own more visible hands instead....
Mo Vernon On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Society, Politics & Law

Mo Vernon On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...work across a range of large and small organisations in the Public and Private sectors. She has used creative management and systems thinking ideas and approaches in a range of organisations to improve and develop their performance. She currently teaches on the OU STiP modules. Mo enjoys walking (her three dogs), is keen gardener (okay she potters in the garden ….. okay...
The solar system and the night sky
Education & Development

The solar system and the night sky

...works. Which planets have moons and what the differences between them are. How the universe was formed and whether there could be planets beyond our solar system. Are there other lifeforms out there?! What can I see when I look into the sky at night? What energy we might be able to harness from the solar system on Earth and why this is important for the future of our...