A Way Forward…

Developing Kham: A Way Forward

This essay examines the current state of economic development and environmental degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, focusing primarily on the nomadic area of Zhidou County (Sanjiangyuan region), Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Current initiatives from the provincial government, though well intentioned, are missing key elements in order to develop the region and maintain the preserva...

A way forward for whistleblowing.

Medicine has shed many of its privileges. Some remain and are unlikely to disappear. Knowing which of our colleagues to consult when illness strikes is priceless, if only because we can avoid a colleague who we know poses a risk to patients. This sacred knowledge is guarded by hushed whispers and nods and winks. Medical students know the repute of their teachers; junior doctors share horror sto...

Powerful Computing: A Way Forward?

Many academics, largely scientists and engineers but also social scientists and management researchers, find that they need more compute power than is provided “on their desk”. If a machine twice as fast is required, then buying one is generally feasible, but this approach rapidly runs into the buffers of price, power consumption, air (or water!) cooling, and sheer availability. The future lies...

Inclusive Fitness: a Way Forward

The Way Forward Is the Way Back

“T viewer should see the object as I saw it, but with a lot of room for his own interpretation....The painting is like a very clear mirror which is barely visible but unmistakably there,” reflects Spanish painter Antonio López García (b. 1936) (1). “I am nostalgic for an art of our times in which a greater number of people can participate” (1). Part of a contemporary movement rooted in the trad...