Of all the causes which conspire to blindMan’s erring judgment, and misguide the mind,What the weak head with strongest bias rules,Is Pride, the never-failing vice of fools. Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism, II, 1711. Pride is a fascinating human phenomenon. It can be a vice – as in the poem by Alexander Pope – or … Read more
While fostering economic growth everywhere we’ve been continuously eating into our planet’s resources. We’ve been damaging the systems that keep the planet a healthy environment for ourselves and many other species. Since the beginning of the 20th-century economic growth has been the main metric for the measurement of human wellbeing. It’s an important economic metric … Read more
During a dinner with the French ambassador the British King Charles II. let them serve a pineapple for dessert and he even cut it himself. Today such a scene would seem almost hilarious but in 1670 this was a very serious and unique demonstration of royal glory. The fancy pineapple dessert was a symbolic act … Read more
