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Claire Lehmann

8 Oct 2022 · 4 min read

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Othello and Iago represent two enduring behaviours whose conflicts have shaped much of humanity’s theory of mind and moral emotions to the present day.

Helen Pluckrose

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What Karl Popper’s classic can teach us about the threats facing democracies today.

Matt Johnson

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Hamas and the Red Cross

What remains of the ICRC’s ostensible commitment to “neutrality, impartiality and independence” has been destroyed by the Gaza war.

Gerald M. Steinberg

29 Jan 2025 · 9 min read

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REDnote and the TikTok Refugees

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