The Gene Delusion
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My son asked me recently whether I believed in God. My reply was that I believe – I think – that there may be some sort of intelligence shaping the…
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Iris Van Herpen
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Iris Van Herpen forms her collections around historic and abstract themes, and by experimenting with techniques more associated with product design than fashion, she has pioneered the use of rapid…
The Big Share Option
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Although Rachel Botsman, co-author of What’s Mine Is Yours discovered the title for her book on an Elliot Morris CD, the title could not be more fitting for a book…
Finding Your Soul
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Some years ago, I was talking to a young woman who, with her husband, was preparing to work with an aid agency in the developing world. It sounded like quite a sacrifice they were making, and I asked her how they had received this vocation. This was the story she told me
Tetro
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Set in the bohemian Buenos Aires district of La Boca, the story begins with the entrance of New Yorker Bennie (Alden Ehrenreich). Having docked in the city with his cruise…
Urban Winners
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As the world of sport knows, maintaining camaraderie alongside competitive spirit is no mean feat, especially when the competition is between cities or nations. An environmental award, on the other…
Rags To Riches
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Reese Fernandez travelled frequently as a child, with her missionary mother. After witnessing much suffering, she was inspired to find solutions to the social problems she saw. Fernandez went on…
Under The Wire
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One of the key strands running through my new book Co-opportunity is the growth of internet-enabled tribes that are combining efforts in new ways with a richness of interaction and…
Making Connections
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Sometimes I get invited to give weird talks. Like, to the people who dress up in stuffed animal costumes to perform at sporting events. Unfortunately I couldn’t go. But it…
