Monthly Archives: May 2014

Two quite distinct sources in my news and info feed coincidentally raised the issue of looking askance at philanthropy at the same time this week. On May 11 Nassif Ghoussoub’s ‘Piece of Mind’ on the dark side of philanthropy addresses … Continue reading →

It’s nice to see Google continuing to honour female figures in science. Nobel Prize-winning chemist Dorothy Hodgkin is the latest such, and it is no adverse reflection on Dr Hodgkins that her status as the only female British Nobel Prize … Continue reading →

There’s been plenty of critical analysis of modern capitalism especially since after the latest crash so the I am curious to see why Thomas Piketty’s version is getting so much attention.