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The Economist, having surveyed the current state of European higher education, has decided that the most significant problem is that the specialized graduate school where I work is insufficiently “relevant.” Two objections so far. First, please please please let’s move on from the Harry Potter references. We’re talking about a campus headquartered in an abbey in Florence, the real-life birthplace […]

Most cults don’t make the headlines. Here’s how to identify, and avoid, control by psychologically coercive social groups
- Video by BBC Ideas

In this layered portrait, an artist reflects on the complex reality of living with the distressing voice in her head
- by Aeon Video

Disclosing acts of kindness could encourage even more altruism – if we can find a way around the awkwardness
- by Jerry Richardson

At the heart of surfing, whether you’re a kook or a famous charger, is the pursuit of moments so pure they clean you out
- by M M Owen
Cemeteries are a gravely overlooked habitat for wild orchids in Europe
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Master of horror Ari Aster tackles the scariest film of his career — about the real-world villains hiding in our midst.
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