Will robots teach us to communicate properly?
Thu, 25 May 2017
Interaction with robots in our everyday lives can have a positive influence, says the philosopher Prof. Birger Priddat, in that it forces us to communicate rationally. Machines could in this way contribute to shaping our culture. [more]
First Sensory Experience Field opens in China
Mon, 10 Apr 2017
The first Sensory Experience Field has opened in China. It aims to encourage people to reconnect with the world through new gateways to the senses and to close the increasing divide between people and their sensory environment. [more]
Putting modern childhood under the spotlight
Wed, 18 Jan 2017
The International Festival of Childhood, planned for later this year, aims to examine the issues affecting modern childhood. The evidence suggests that there is a massive toll on child health and wellbeing, say the organisers.[more]
“The European asylum process is madness...”
Fri, 13 Jan 2017
More refugees than ever before drowned in the Mediterranean in 2016. Aid organisations direct harsh criticism towards EU refugee policy, which is turning the seeking of asylum in Europe into a much more dangerous endevour. [more]