In 1960, Science, one of the world’s leading science journals, published an article with an unambiguous title: Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026. It predicted that on this future date — just over a month from today — the human population would approach infinity and effectively annihilate itself. The outlandishness of the claim landed the […] … learn more→
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Scientists predicted ‘Friday 13 November 2026’ will be ‘doomsday.’ Should you be worried?
The world is in crisis – what role should our universities play?
It’s hard not to categorize our present global moment as a crisis. And just when we think things can’t get worse — they do. Across the globe, we’re witnessing a rise in far-right movements and governments. Just a few weeks ago, the AfD party in Germany secured second place. This marks the first time a far-right […] … learn more→
How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle
The discovery and rescue of four young Indigenous children, 40 days after the aircraft they were travelling in crashed in the remote Colombian rainforest, was hailed in the international press as a “miracle in the jungle”. But as an anthropologist who has spent more than a year living among the Andoque people in the region, conducting ethnographic […] … learn more→
