“I don't see us Europeans taking hold of our future…technologically and economically we are totally torn up between United States and China. We may...
The (non) Future of Europe
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“Expect to have very violent reactions after the pandemic”
Pierre Lellouche worries that bad is likely to get worse. Listen as he discusses how Europe got stuck between the United States and China, the...
Persian Delights; Persian Dangers
“After all of these years of sanctions and containment…is it not time to stop wondering when the Islamic Republic is going to fall and instead think...
Iran’s Annus Horribilis
2020 was an awful year for Iran. A year that started with the assassination of the country's widely popular, leading general ended with the...
Hiding in plain sight
“One of the worst things you can give to the human brain is chronic uncertainty. And the name of the game since March 2020, is uncertainty.” — Mike...
High Anxiety
There is mounting evidence that the pandemic is generating a global mental health crisis. How do we cope with the results? Dr. Jonathan DePierro and...
Online Conversation: Long COVID
International health expert and physician Dr. Kees Rietveld worries that instead of a fast exit from COVID we are entering a twilight scenario of...
Magical thinking (about Zoom)
Since the onset of the pandemic, most people have been forced to put their lives on hold or online. Work, education, entertainment, exercise—almost...
Do you believe in Magic?
Magician Mark Mitton explores how magical thinking (or, at least, a magician’s thinking) can help us through this crisis Mark Mitton is a magician...