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A luxury cruise is an elegant way to make memories that will last a lifetime

The blue seas of Ionia hold a special place in human history and culture. Olympia on the Peloponnese peninsula is where 3,000 years ago the Olympic Games first captivated audiences who had travelled from across the ancient world.

26/07/2024

Can GB Energy make Britain an energy superpower?

When Russia invaded Ukraine almost two and a half years ago, British energy prices shot up. But beyond the conflict itself, the sudden crisis was a product of our reliance on natural gas, and our exposure to a volatile international energy market.

25/07/2024

Thought experiment 1: The Chinese Room

The American philosopher John Searle’s defence of human intelligence now has to confront today’s sophisticated AI algorithms.

17/07/2024

The power of place in tackling climate change

Climate change is one of the greatest threats we face today, posing unprecedented challenges to societies at every level. While many people accept this, many also feel helpless before it, despite the minor changes they know they can make in their…

12/07/2024

Why do big digital projects in the public sector fail?

From government transformation to the NHS, multibillion-pound projects can be high risk and low reward.

03/07/2024

Community ownership matters

Extending cooperative models of ownership for core community assets can open the path to true decentralisation.

24/04/2024

Transforming the renewable energy sector

Dogger Bank, powered by SSE, will become the UK's largest wind farm – and power over six million homes.

09/11/2023

Why climate despair is a luxury

When you take on hope, you take on its opposites and opponents: despair, defeatism, cynicism and pessimism. And, I would argue, optimism. What all these enemies of hope have in common is confidence about what is going to happen, a false certainty…

17/07/2023

The man who lives on rubbish

Dumpster-diving with Patrick O’Hare, the anthropologist fighting for our right to what people throw away.

30/07/2022

Why an end to economic growth is inevitable

Fifty years after the Limits to Growth report was published, the concept of post-growth remains largely taboo.

29/06/2022

Scotland’s forests are the largest they have been for 900 years

The share of Scotland that is forested has increased from 6 per cent a century ago to around 18 per cent today.

08/04/2022

“We grow meat from cells, they are just not connected to a cow”: Didier Toubia on the future of farming

Reducing the environmental impact of meat is becoming big business. The CEO of Aleph Farm explains why he is betting on lab-grown meat.

01/12/2021

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