Conscious Ageing – the grand adventure?
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May 24 2011
I support the need to present these facts to counteract all the rubbish that is circulated about Israel and Israelis. No other country in the world is as demonized by lies, distortions and unfair accusations as they are. Since a small child, and living in NW London, I have made friends with and been fond [...]
May 20 2011
This is the man I had the privilege of meeting a couple of months ago, here in the UK. You may remember that we published his Dimbley Lecture last year. His heart-felt committment to changing legislation so that assisted dying can be available to those who want it, is also near to my own heart. [...]
Apr 02 2011
Into the great debate over intelligence and instinct — over what makes us human — Susan Savage-Rumbaugh has thrown a monkey wrench. Her work with apes has forced a new way of looking at what traits are truly and distinctly human, and new questions about whether some abilities we attribute to “species” are in fact [...]
Feb 26 2011
More from this great communicator. He is well worth listening to.
Feb 22 2011
Her voice blends sweeping narrative with touches of magical realism; her stories are romantic, in the very best sense of the word.
Jan 28 2011
Terrific Illusion, this is a short, funny and VERY surprising video – I defy you to work out how it’s done!
Jan 25 2011
Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world. The loss of wisdom
Jan 22 2011
Iain McNay interviews Nishant Matthews ‘Finding Compassion With Yourself’.
Dec 19 2010
It doesn’t matter whether you can sing or not, are a ‘believer’ or not – you would have to be a very tough nut not to get cracked – just a little – by this glorious video I admit, I am a sentimental old woman – but watching the faces of the unsuspecting audience enjoying [...]
Dec 18 2010
Here is a man who is a peace-maker in the very real sense of the word. That is what he does. However, this is no po-faced holy joe – definitely not! Rather a lively, intelligent and amusing young man who understands, at a very deep level, what he teaches. Maybe he has had lessons from [...]