
Cutting-edge thought is being fostered in the unlikely setting of a medieval Italian village, writes Phil Becque.
The Pari Center for New Learning fosters an interdisciplinary approach linking science, the arts, ethics and spirituality. Based in the medieval village of Pari, located some 25 km south of Siena in Tuscany, the Center is dedicated to the principle of 'the spirit of place'.
In a world where gang violence, rape, and war are commonplace, where
children think it’s the norm to fight against races different from
their own, and where prisons are filled to capacity, people clamouring
for peace are looking for answers to stop the violence.
To have faith in dialogue is to believe in the promise of humanity, argues Daisaku Ikeda
SHOPPING TROLLEY
We met at Uni. I knew she flirted with other guys but I turned a blind eye. Juliet was really attractive, you see.
Claridge’s recently opened Water Bar has been much in the news recently for it’s wide variety of pricey 'mineral' waters sourced from as far afield as the icebergs of Newfoundland, the volcanoes of New Zealand and the virgin streams of Hawaii, writes Julia Stephenson.
These waters are more expensive than good wine. One variety - 420 Volcanic, sourced through 200m of rock - costs £21 for 42cl, which works out at £50 a litre. Who will buy this stuff? Has the world gone mad?
The Universe has been caught speeding, according to top NASA scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope - which in this case might be described as the ultimate speed camera.