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Davos Agenda 2022
In a divided world, music can help to bring us back together
Music can be a powerful unifier – and we need it more than ever, argues Marin Alsop, who is creating the opening concert for this year's Annual Meeting in Davos.
Arts and Culture
This is how the Latin alphabet evolved over the last 3,750 years
Before there was English, or Latin, or even Greek, there was Proto-Sinaitic, a Proto-Sinaitic script derived in Canaan, around the biblical Land of Israel.
Arts and Culture
3 of the best science and tech books to read in 2022
The Conversation Africa asked academics to recommend the best science or technology-related books they read this year.
United States
Besides English and Spanish, which language do you think is the most commonly spoken in the U.S.?
In 2019, approximately 78% (241 million) of all 308.8 million people aged five and older reported speaking only English at home regardless of their nativity.
COVID-19
Why we can't forget about the cultural importance of rituals when treating infectious disease
Diseases have had a devastating effect on human populations throughout history, and ensuring cultural rituals can operate alongside scientific research is important.
Diversity and Inclusion
BRIT awards: Next year's ceremony will have gender-neutral categories
The BRITS will introduce gender neutral awards for local and international artists from next year according to organizers.
Book Club
Are these the best science books of 2021?
These are the top six science books for 2021, as the importance of access to science writing is stressed by The Royal Society.
Science
Here's how a new type of X-ray could save a 500-year-old ship
A new X-ray method has allowed researchers to identify zinc-sulfide nanoparticles on the timbers of the Mary Rose, helping conservationists preserve it.
Science
What Adele's new album 30 can teach us about the psychology of sad music
Adele has released her album, '30'. Its first single, Easy On Me gained millions of streams. A psychology professor explores the science of sad music.
Arts and Culture
Museum attendance dropped by 78% in 2020. These were the most visited
Museum attendance went down by roughly 78% in 2020 across the 20 most-attended museums in the world. Of all the museums, the Louvre was the most visited.
Future of the Environment
What is design fiction and how can it shape a sustainable (real) future?
If we are to solve the great issues of our time, design fiction and futures-thinking are necessary to change existing systems and structures and to improve quality of life in a sustainabl...
Tech for Good
Why the arts and humanities are critical to the future of tech
Two science and technology institutions top the 2022 rankings for arts and humanities. They know that the 4th industrial revolution needs critical thinkers.
Geopolitics
How has the European map evolved over time?
Here are the 9 key events which led to the current shape of modern countries in Europe and how their borders changed over time.
Future of the Environment
Why we need a new approach to 'environmental art' for the 21st century
Christo's wrapping of the Arc de Triomphe has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors. But artists now need to find less wasteful ways to create an impact
Science
What would it be like to actually live on Dune's sci-fi planet of Arrakis?
Frank Herbert's series of sci-fi books entitled Dune is set in the fictional and futuristic planet of Arrakis.
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