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- Abraham Path An attempt to physically bridge the chasm between Islam, Christianity and Judaism
- Art not Hate A really interesting site about creative responses to conflict, especially artistic ones
- Benny's Blog Great site from an evangelical Christian Church of England/Episcopalian vicar old friend of mine Benny who is contesting Christian condemnation of homosexuality
- Correlates of War Project Excellent source of information on all forms of armed conflict
- Creating Reciprocity Great site about the role of empathy and reciprocity in conflict
- End of Economic Growth: Richard Heinberg Great site for information on why and how economic growth may be over; with profound implications for future conflict
- Equality Trust My old contact Richard Wilkinson’s data based site on economic inequality: an often missed vertical element in conflict
- Grist Organization I like the data driven approach of this environmental site
- Jerome Slater Really interesting Middle East expert and blogger with a mind of his own
- Josh Berer Interesting site on Arabic art by someone who has lived in the Yemen
- Move Him Into the Sun A blog devoted to World War 1 war poetry with unusual selections and critical comment. Very generative
- Natasa in Malawi I am enjoying Natasa’s (from Slovenia) coming to terms with life and working for an NGO in Malawi.
- Peace Mapping A really useful site that shows visual ways to re-frame conflict
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- Right Brain Blogger A really interesting insightful blog on creativity and its blocks. Really powerful insights that will help in conflict, especially our internal conflicts
- Roger the Surf Blog on Climate Change from a Skeptics Viewpoint This blog is a monument to Confirmation Bias in the direction of Climate Change Skepticism. That said it has a lot of reference material some peer reviewed and is therefore a useful resource if you can get past the rhetoric of one of my correspondents.
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Category Archives: Academic Conflict
The Real Problem of Humanity by E. O. Wilson (1929-)
‘The real problem of humanity is the following: We have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and god-like technology.’ Dr E.O. Wilson biologist at Harvard
Global Economic Crisis: the Premonitory Five Versus ‘Faith Based’ Economics
Given how catastrophically Neo-Classical Chicago Style economics aka faith based economics, failed to understand the dangers the world economy is facing, it is good to read those economists who did not fall for all the Chicago bs. I love the … Continue reading
The Cartoon Version of Jonathan Haidt’s ‘The Righteous Mind’
Well, as our readers know we love cartoons and so we liked this cartoon from Jon Haidt’s blog at http://righteousmind.com/blog/ The cartoon is by Patricia Kambitsch at http://slowlearning.org/ and I liked what she said too… ‘Dialogue seems limited by our infatuation with our … Continue reading
A Counter to Jonathan Haidt’s ‘The Righteous Mind’ by George Monbiot
And as this blog is all about argument, I follow the posting about Jonathan Haidt, with one of his critics. I think George Monbiot in the UK Guardian is not doing justice to Jon’s arguments, but I think on the … Continue reading
Jonathan Haidt: He Knows Why Conservatives Fight
This article in the Wall Street Journal by Holman Jenkins, about my friend Jon Haidt,is probably the most interesting take on the conservative/liberal political divide I have seen for a long time. Though as happens with articles, it doesn’t really … Continue reading
Jonathan Swift (1667-1745): Top Ten Conflict Tips
I sometimes feel the same Swiftian rage that Jonathan Swift felt about the incompetence and corruption of those in power, so I thought it time we had a Top Ten Conflict Tips based on the thoughts of Jonathan Swift. A … Continue reading
Conflict Dualities: Amanda Gefter
Well another one of this year’s EDGE essays on the question: ‘What scientific concept would improve everyone’s cognitive toolkit’ is really central to one of this blog’s central insights and metaphor: duality or paradox. Here’s what Amanda Gefter has to … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Gefter, dualitiy, EDGE question, paradox, quantum theory
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Mary Parker Follett: Pioneering Thinker about Conflict
One of our esteemed correspondents @Store of Ideas, suggested we take a look at Mary Parker Follett, (1868-1933), an often neglected early thinker about interest based bargaining, and innovative approaches to management. And as we are responsive, her is a … Continue reading
The Hedgehog and the Fox: Isaiah Berlin and Philip Tetlock
When I first read Isaiah Berlin’s Essay ‘The Hedgehog and the Fox in about 1970 it started a process of ensuring I was not to become a hedgehog. Berlin argued that the fox-hedgehog distinction captured: ‘one of the deepest differences … Continue reading
Uncertainty by Professor Lawrence Krauss: EDGE Question
The latest collection of essays, ‘This Will Make You Smarter’, edited by John Brockman, in answer to the annual EDGE question, ’What scientific concept would improve everyone’s cognitive toolkit‘, is jam packed with great pieces. I thought this one, from cosmologist … Continue reading
