Covid-19 and SDG 13: Countering Climate Change
In a “stag hunt” game, multiple hunters must cooperate each other to successfully encircle and hunt a stag.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
COVID-19 And SDG 12: Promoting prudent resource use
Imagine a world with no scarcity; a world with no externalities. Imagine that resources are unlimited and our actions have no consequences on our surroundings.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 And Sdg 11: Making cities liveable
When a pestilence caused the deaths of more than half of the population of Milan in 1846, it was evident that a clean and well-designed urban environment would be essential for human welfare.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 and SDG 10: Creating inclusive societies
“When a number of flute players are equal in their art, there is no reason why those of them who are better born should have better flutes given to them; for they will not play any better on the flute, and the superior instrument should be reserved for him who is the superior artist”.
4 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 and SDG 9: Strengthening infrastructure and innovation
On February 3, 2020, Huoshenshan Hospital, an emergency specialty field hospital covering an area of 34,000 square metres and containing 1,000 beds, opened its doors for the treatment of Covid-19 patients in Wuhan, China.
1 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 and SDG 8: Reviving economies, restoring livelihoods
The Rule of 70, sometimes also referred to as the Rule of 72 or Rule of 69.3, is a method for approximating the number of years it will take for a number to double, given its annual growth rate.
24 December 2020, 18:00 PM
A wake-up call for universal social protection
The coronavirus pandemic has bluntly exposed how a large number of people across the world are susceptible to health and economic shocks.
17 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Healthcare in the time of Covid-19
Throughout the world, governments of various countries are taking extraordinary measures to deal with the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Peace Over War
Peace is often defined as the absence of violence, conflict, hostility, or war. Yet this definition is not only derogatory, but also deceptive. Peace is not merely the absence of violence; it is the vanquishing of oppression by independence—the victory of justice over injustice. You cannot separate peace from freedom, because a man cannot have his peace unless he has his freedom. If an oppressive society lacks violence, the society is nonetheless not peaceful, because of the injustice fuelled through oppression.
29 March 2018, 18:00 PM
The threshold of inequality
The subject of inequality is both interesting and important for a multitude of reasons. From a purely positive perspective, income
12 May 2017, 18:00 PM