Why are we even more polarised than before the pandemic? — a short noteAt the beginning of the pandemic a thought crossed our minds: would Covid-19 bring us closer together? Would the spiral of polarisation…Feb 2, 20222Feb 2, 20222
NGOs will fail if they succumb to extreme ideologyIn recent years, many of the world’s leading NGOs have undergone a rapid transformation towards more diverse and inclusive organisations…Nov 22, 20213Nov 22, 20213
Can the pandemic serve as a model for tackling climate change?Why we should value dissent and not just ‘follow the science’Aug 24, 20211Aug 24, 20211
The Social Instinct — How Cooperation Shaped the WorldA new book by Nichola RaihaniJul 6, 2021Jul 6, 2021
Doughnut Economics is the answer, isn’t it?Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics has been hugely successful in progressive civil society spaces. It pops up everywhere as the solution for…Jul 5, 2021Jul 5, 2021
Why do we need to switch off the autopilot?Tapping into the human evolutionary potentialMay 19, 2021May 19, 2021
A core lesson from 2020: we need to learn how to deal with complex problems and moral dilemmasShutting down most of public and social life as well as important parts of the economy is not something that epidemiologists in Western…Jan 22, 20216Jan 22, 20216
How woke ideology is seizing the climate movement — a short noteI’ve just come across the promotion of a new book on how to transform the climate movement. It says: “The inadequate and ineffective…Nov 4, 20201Nov 4, 20201
Why we need to reduce our moral certainty (and stop moralising about face masks)I’m guessing that most of you, readers, wouldn’t even question that it is morally imperative to wear a face mask during the pandemic.Oct 2, 2020Oct 2, 2020
The missing conversation: How are we going to live with this virus in the long run?In early March, when broad consensus emerged that Covid-19 was turning into a global pandemic, social media suddenly felt like a math…Jul 24, 20202Jul 24, 20202