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How Scotland can bask in the glow of the spirit of Enlightenment

JUST over 200 years ago, if you were to climb to the top of Arthur’s Seat and look out over Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens, you’d be…

The National (Scotland)

“Think You Know Philosophy?”: Take This 20-Question Culture Quiz And Find Out

Philosophy and culture have shaped the way we think, create, and understand the world for thousands of years - but how much do you actually remember about the people, ideas, and masterpieces behind them? 🧠This 20-question quiz takes you on a journey from ancient Greek philosophers to iconic works of…

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The complex history of ‘pride’, from shame and sin to a symbol of protest and power

Pride is primarily a social emotion. It is about position, confidence, and power. This is why, for the LGBTQIA+ community, collective pride is adopted as the primary emotion to fuel unity and belonging.

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Quote of the Day by David Hume: 'He is happy whose circumstances suit his...'-Enlightenment philosopher's timeless words about adapting to life instead of fighting it

Scottish philosopher David Hume's enduring quote highlights that true happiness lies not in controlling circumstances, but in adapting one's temper to them. This wisdom, penned centuries ago, offers a profound perspective on emotional resilience and navigating life's inevitable uncertainties and disappointments.

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Bondi attack anti-protest laws 'limited and necessary'

A government is defending anti-protest laws swiftly implemented after the Bondi Beach massacre which have been slammed as unconstitutional in court.

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Edinburgh tomb of philosopher David Hume vandalised with ‘satanic’ symbols

Tour guide reports drawing of naked woman pointing knife at baby and coded writing at Old Calton burial ground

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Robert Burns and Mary, Queen of Scots: how the poet shaped the enduring cultural legacy of the executed monarch

Internationally synonymous with Scottish identity, Robert Burns is Scotland’s national bard, a status he has achieved through his popularity since his death in 1796. He wrote some of the country’s most famous poems, including the satirical ode, Address to a Haggis and the rousing Scots Wha Hae. His most well-known…

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The book that changed my mind – 12 experts share a perspective-shifting read

Our beliefs aren’t fixed. They’re shaped, stretched and sometimes overturned by the ideas we encounter as we move through life. For many of us, books are the moments where that shift happens – a sentence that lingers, an argument that unsettles, a story that re-frames how we see the world.…

The Conversation

Dick Cheney's life in photos

Cheney is often credited for redefining the vice presidency.

Axios

The man Trump nominated to undermine Fed independence once wrote a scathing critique of how the Fed wasn't independent enough

In naming Miran to the Fed’s seven-member board, President Trump has ignited a firestorm over mixing politics with economic policy.

Fortune

Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds

Exclusive: Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white supremacist theories

The Guardian - UK

Tracking a Unicorn in Adam Smith's Edinburgh

Edinburgh was the Scottish economist's home and a place for anyone interested in a rich, varied, and liberal life.

Reason

Against Identity by Alexander Douglas review – a superb critique of contemporary self-obsession

A philosopher challenges us to forget about ourselves in this powerfully strange counterblast to identity fetishism

The Guardian - UK

How Stephen Miran—a Harvard-trained former free market champion—became Trump’s top ideologue on tariffs

Last year Miran, 41, was a virtual unknown. Suddenly the "Mar-a Lago accord" author’s ideas are reshaping the economy.

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What is Hume: Bring emotional understanding to AI-generated voices

Hume can understand words in context and predict emotions, making conversations sound very human-like.

The Independent UK

'Sunrise' arrives at midnight for fans celebrating release of new 'Hunger Games' novel

Bookstores worldwide hosted midnight parties for “Sunrise on the Reaping,” the fifth installment in Suzanne Collins' “Hunger Games” series

The Guardian - UK

‘A cultural embarrassment’: anger as male sculptor commissioned for statue of suffragist

Planning application reignites row over statue on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile of Elsie Inglis, Scottish suffragist and maternal health pioneer

The Conversation

Why are Australians so reluctant to change our constitution?

The proposal for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament was the first attempt to add Indigenous recognition to the Australian Constitution. Despite what appeared to be encouraging early opinion polls, support declined as the campaign proceeded. The result, as we know, was a resounding failure.

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Lights, camera, comfy furnishings: why the ‘beige chic’ of Nancy Meyers is having a revival

In her hit romcoms, the director’s sets were as popular as the films. Now trending on social media more than a decade after her last movie, her coveted look is back

Newcastle Herald

Stockton bean bag gun death: police must hand documents over to watchdog

Court orders 'less lethal' tactics be produced in investigation.

AAP

Police forced to hand 'less lethal' tactics to watchdog

A court has ordered NSW Police to hand over a manual on "less lethal" tactics as a watchdog oversees the investigation into a woman's death.

The Independent UK

New Hunger Games novel by Suzanne Collins will be released next year

‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ is a prequel to the original trilogy and will take place 40 years after the events of Suzanne Collin’s most recent novel, ‘The Ballad of the Songbirds and Snakes’

The Guardian - AU

NSW police fight to keep key documents from watchdog regarding death of woman shot with bean bag round

Watchdog wants access to manual on use of ‘less-lethal’ force and personnel logs as part of investigation into Krista Kach’s fatal wounding

Newcastle Herald

Police resist handing 'less lethal' tactics to watchdog

NSW police at odds with the law enforcement watchdog over 'less lethal' tactics.

AAP

Police in legal bid to keep 'less lethal' tactics quiet

NSW police told the Supreme Court handing over guidelines on "less lethal" tactics to the state's law enforcement watchdog may not be in the public interest.

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