Can a secure job be utopian an...

Mar 17, 2013 by

Can a secure job be utopian and a dream – conservative?

  “What are your dreams for the year 2050?,” I asked a bunch of 14- and 15-year-olds at a German Gymnasium last week. This...

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How to write a good personal s...

Nov 28, 2012 by

How to write a good personal statement (and make sense of your life at the same time)?

This unusual piece, a set of instructions in fact, has been inspired by a conversation with a group of curious and...

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Being fine is being brave̷...

Nov 27, 2012 by

Being fine is being brave… about the Britishness and humanity of “The Iron Lady” and “Skyfall”

In Britain, you are always fine. You may be shot off the racing train 100 meters down the cliff into the turquoise waters and you end...

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Rio+20 muss ein Gesicht bekomm...

Jun 12, 2012 by

Rio+20 muss ein Gesicht bekommen um zur globalen Bewegung zu werden.

Ein Gefühl der Dringlichkeit erzeugen – das muss auf diesjährigen Rio-Konferenz  passieren. Warum, frage ich mich, sind die...

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Is the right to earn money uni...

May 27, 2012 by

Is the right to earn money uninhibited a human right? Business, ethics and the conflation of both.

“The market is the moral life and nothing else is required” After working on the market for a year now, learning to be a...

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