Should we take our leaders as seriously as they take themselves? Political leaders invest time and energy in cultivating their public...
Stealing the silver: How we take from the dispossessed, the poor and our own children There are numerous cases where well-meaning people find themselves defending...
Trading Places and Travelling - Musical Legacies of the Hanseatic League The cities of Northern Europe developed their trading links with...
Liquidity: Finance in motion or evaporation? House prices stuck? Not enough liquidity. Inflation rising? Too much...
To Blame or Not to Blame? The Medical Profession and Blame Culture Traditionally, medicine has been taught by imitation, apprenticeship and humiliation...
Lutoslawski's Cello Concerto Lutoslawski's Cello Concerto was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society...
Regulating the above average: Luck or skill? Considered thinkers from Mandelbrot ('fractals') or Keillor ('Lake Wobegon Days')...
How to stay sane despite your teachers and parents Psychology is becoming increasingly popular as a course of study...
London - The Forgotten Hanseatic City: The Hanseatic League The first part of the symposium included the following talks...
Middle Class Recruits to Communism in the 1930s Why did some idealistic young people join the Communist Party...