The Vice Chancellor’s ChallengeUniversities have endured for centuries. Why should they need to change today? This was the question put to me just last month by the Vice…Nov 28, 2020Nov 28, 2020
The Development QuestionWhat is sustainable economic growth — and is that the same thing as sustainable development? These two phrases are often used…Oct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020
Naturally SpeakingIn natural systems, physical matter flows in cycles. Nutrients from one form of life become food for another. Organisms live and die…Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020
The Swimmer, the Fisherman, and the Deep-Sea DiverKnowledge is the condition of understanding something that is meaningful, and potentially useful in some capacity. As such it is deeply…Jun 29, 2020Jun 29, 2020
Fanning the Flames of Post-Pandemic FictionsRecently I was captivated by an interview Anton Roux at ADC conducted with Martin Wolf — the Associate Editor and chief economics…Jun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
What is Education For?I have skulked around the sidelines of the academy all my life. Occasionally I have ventured into its alluring orbit only to beat a hasty…Jun 3, 2020Jun 3, 2020
Fear of the LightWe can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light ~ PlatoMay 31, 2020May 31, 2020
Nothing HappenedHumankind is challenged, as it has never been challenged before, to prove its maturity and its mastery — not of nature but of itself…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
