70 years ago, a major leap of civilisation took place: Germany’s parliament adopted the Basic Law and enshrined in its first Article that human dignity shall be inviolable. In today’s…
Topic 4: Is Technology Making Us Dumber?
This month’s topic comes straight from our Gentle Thinker friends in Brisbane https://www.meetup.com/Gentle-Thinkers/. Hurrah for share-sies!In 2008, the Atlantic published a controversial article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” warning that easy access…
Topic 2: Internet filters & copyright crackdowns – Who will they really protect?
In February 2019, the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and the European Commission reached political agreement to modernise copyright laws for the digital age[1]. The chosen vehicle for…