Science Diplomacy

Science diplomacy involves scientific collaborations between nations to a) address common problems and b) build constructive international partnerships. It has similar ideas to what Bill Gates calls "creative capitalism".

The Work of the Publicist

A publicist generates and manages publicity for a public figure. One of their jobs is to generate press coverage. They may have contacts developed over several years that make them suitable at their job. Publicists are usually skilled writers.

What is Antinomy?

Antinomy is the mutual incompatibility (real or apparent) of two laws. It is used in logic and epistemology (theory of knowledge). An example could be "There is no absolute truth", or a paradox like "this sentence is false". It was a term used by German philosopher, Immanuel Kant.

Who Said This? There can be no Whitewash...

At the White House?  Richard Nixon, addressing the nation in light of the Watergate scandal in the 1970s.

Where's West 59th Street?

West 59th Street New York is the street of many hotels. It is in Central Park South. The 5th Avenue subway station exits on this street. At the South eastern corner of Central Park there is a monument to general William Tecumseh Sherman whose memoirs can be read online. The Queensboro Bridge that crosses the East River is also known as the 59th Street bridge. It is a cantilever bridge.

Haraguchi

Genki Haraguchi is a Japanese footballer who plays for Hannover 96.  He scored the first goal in the Japan Belgium match in the FIFA World Cup 2018.

Lukaku

Antwerp-born Romelu Lukaku is a striker for Manchester United and Belgium. His parents are from Congo.

Modern Greats

Modern Greats was the old-fashioned name for PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Economics) at Oxford. Amongst the recommended reading, are J.S. Mill's Utilitarianism (J.S. Mill truly embodies PPE being both a philosopher and political economist) and Morality by B. Williams.