What implication does the emoji have for the future of linguistics?
Is it even a legitimate form of language/communication that warrants any sort of scientific study?
Asked by:Are words more important than actions?
Asked by:Why is it that the likes of George Bush are seemingly untouchable in terms of holding them to account for disastrous self-serving decisions like the iraq war?
If someone steals something they are arrested but if someone sends in troupes under dubious pretence killing thousands of civilians, ruining the lives of their own combatants why is it that they just float off to a life of ease? Shouldn’t high office hold high accountability. There must be factors that give them immunity. What are they?
Why does orange juice taste so gross after you’ve brushed your teeth?
Asked by:What happens to all the rubber that wears off our tyres as we drive around?
How can we build a social consensus to enable us to constructively and urgently combat runaway climate change?
Is theology ever more important than democracy?
Asked by:How can a survivor thrive?
If a survivor of trauma is subjected to bullying, discrimination and threats, whenever they attempt to speak out about the abuses they suffered, is it possible for a survivor to thrive in the oppressive environment?
Asked by:Who is the expert – the observer, or the person who has lived the experience?
Think about the various ways seeing and how expertise is allotted in our society and which point of view is given privilege of expression, employment, publicity and notoriety…
How can we act with honesty and empathy, and create valuable work, when creative industries demand us to be competitive, often over-committed, and sometimes cynical?
These things seem at odds, and unsustainable. There has to be a better way forward.
Asked by:Why do those with the power to make a decision so rarely involve those who will be affected by the decision in the decision making process?
How much is the mental health epidemic due to lack of meaning in contemporary society?
Why are there so many bored people resorting to (legal/illegal) drugs nowadays?
How can we expect people to think and make good decisions in times of crisis (eg.bushfire) when they have little experience of thinking and making decisions in every day life?
Individuals grow and develop when having the opportunity to work out problems with others.