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Does Monogamy Work?
Av Luke Brunning, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2020
134 kr
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Even with the current rise in awareness of sexual and intimate diversity, monogamous relationships remain the cultural norm. Most people aspire to it and the state encourages it, providing legal and financial benefits to married couples; however, statistics show adultery is commonplace, marriage …
Is Democracy Failing?
A primer for the 21st century
Av Niheer Dasandi, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2018
133 kr
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The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsOnly four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies. But many more do not fulfil the four basic requirements of democracy: free and fair elections, active participation of …
What Shape Is Space?
A primer for the 21st century
Av Giles Sparrow, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2018
145 kr
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The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsWhat Shape is Space? is a question with surprisingly far-reaching implications for our understanding of the very nature of reality and our place within it. The concepts involved may be sophisticated, but Giles …
Is Capitalism Working?
A primer for the 21st century
Av Jacob Field, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2018
138 kr
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The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsIs Capitalism Working? is a highly relevant question today – not least to a generation coming of age in a world still experiencing aftershocks from the near-meltdown of the world economy in 2008. Economic theory …
Is Gender Fluid?
A primer for the 21st century
Av Sally Hines, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2018
134 kr
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The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsWhen we are born, we are each assigned a gender based on our physical anatomy. But why is it that some people experience such dissonance between their biological sex and their inner identity? Is gender something …
Will AI Replace Us?
Häftad, 2019
137 kr
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The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsThe past sixty years have witnessed astonishing bursts of growth in the field of Artificial Intelligence – the science and computational technologies that teach machines to sense, learn, reason and take action. AI …
Is Medicine Still Good for Us?
Av Julian Sheather, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2019
137 kr
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The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsModern medicine is exceptionally powerful, and has achieved unprecedented successes. But it comes at a price; individuals suffer from medicine’s failures, and the economic costs of medicine are now stratospheric. …
Is Masculinity Toxic?
A primer for the 21st century
Av Andrew Smiler, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2019
133 kr
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The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsIn the wake of the #MeToo movement and the upsurge in feminist and men’s rights activism, traditional masculinity has become a topic of impassioned debate. But what exactly do we mean by ‘masculinity’ and in what …
Should We All Be Vegan?
A primer for the 21st century
Av Molly Watson, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2019
137 kr
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The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsAs concern grows over the environmental costs and ethical implications of intensive factory farming, an increasing number of us are embracing diets and lifestyles free from animal products. Has the time now …
Is Technology Making Us Sick?
A primer for the 21st century
Av Ian Douglas, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2020
133 kr
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The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsModern technology has enhanced our lives in numerous ways – we can now communicate in real time with friends and colleagues around the world, and do our shopping and banking without leaving home. But, as …
Is Our Food Killing Us?
Av Joy Manning, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2021
134 kr
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Chronic obesity is on the rise; our food is laced with additives and chemicals; and the environment is being devastated by factory farming, pesticides, fertilizers and monoculture. It is time to re-evaluate what we eat and how we eat it, and re-think the practices of agribusiness, food processing …
Can Globalization Succeed?
Av Dena Freeman, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2020
134 kr
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The expansion of capitalism and neoliberal ideologies have delivered economic integration between countries and brought global inter-connectedness to individuals. So why do so many people now feel that they are ‘citizens of nowhere’, disparaged by the ‘cosmopolitan elites’? Has democracy and the …
Should All Drugs Be Legalized?
A primer for the 21st century
Av Mattha Busby, Matthew Taylor
Häftad, 2022
134 kr
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A timely re-examination of the pros and cons of legalizing drug use. Combining a unique visual approach with carefully constructed narrative text, this book provides a survey of the history of drug use, a review of the impact of the war on drugs, an appraisal of the effects of legal vs illegal …
Do We Have To Work?
Häftad, 2021
134 kr
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Work allows us to pay the bills. The practical and conceptual divide between work and leisure profoundly shapes our lives. Work is where many of us derive our status and our sense of purpose. Work is so much part of our lives and our culture that we have internalized beliefs about its value and …
Can We Save The Planet?
A primer for the 21st century
Häftad, 2020
133 kr
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The Big Idea shortlisted for series design in the British Design and Production AwardsThe effects of global warming are being felt around the world through climate change, and images of our rivers and oceans choking with plastic have provoked an instinctive horrified reaction. In response, …
