Lifestyle topics
In many ways, young people in Britain today are the luckiest people to have ever lived. They enjoy a standard of living and access to scientific and technological advancements our ancestors could only have imagined. They are generally a healthy bunch, who exercise regularly, eat healthily, and consequently will enjoy a long life expectancy. Almost …
A gerontologist who has researched old age had an interesting experience with a group of young students. They had read books about career strategies and success, many of which emphasised purpose. They had heard motivational speakers exhort them to find a single life passion, without which they were sure to drift, rudderless, through a disappointing …
Is this fair? A YouGov explored Brotosh public attitudes towards 48 groups, categorised by gender, age, ethnicity and religion. They found that people considered white British men in their 20s to be the most lazy, rude and promiscuous people in the country; the most likely to get drunk; and, along with black Caribbean men in …
This is the third in my Modern Philosophy series. Robert recommended that I write a piece on the future of capitalism. But I’ve wanted to write a blog on how Epicureans should think about the modern economy generally, so here it is. I’ve also been asked to write about what my contemporaries at university think …
53% of Leave voters are in favour of bringing back the death penalty, compared with 20% of Remainers. 42% of Brexiters back the return of corporal punishment in schools, as do just 14% of Remainers. Support for bringing back incandescent light bulbs, blue passports and pre-decimal currency is three times higher among Brexiters than among …
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