Nowadays, we are doing less hugging in our lives, with doctors, teachers and colleagues increasingly hesitant about social touching. Is this hypervigilance of boundaries beginning to harm our mental health?
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Having just topped the UN rankings for the world's happiest country, Finland certainly has a lot to smile about this morning. But what are they doing that makes their citizens so happy?
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As the news comes of his passing, why not open your mind this morning and celebrate the life and work of an extraordinary man, Stephen Hawking, as he heads out into the universe...🌟
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Can we look beyond our comfortable convenience lifestyles for the sake of the planet? This was just one of the questions posed to the formidable panel at a recent debate on the BBC entitled 'The Selfish Green', featuring a stella line up of the world's finest minds...
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One of our ThoughtBox changemakers - Adele Bates - asked her Y10 pupils two things:
1. What is the worst thing about school?
2. If you could make one change to improve school, what would it be?
Take a listen to Prince Ea's resignation from following all of the expectations and pressures that have not, and will not, make him happy - do any of his thoughts and experiences sound familar?
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Does walking on by without looking down make it somehow easier to ignore the fact that our society has some serious issues that we need to face?
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A cutting-edge scientific analysis shows that a Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark brown skin and blue eyes, bringing the heritage of our African ancestry to the forefront of our identity. What is your reaction to this striking discovery?
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A school in Tokyo, Japan has hit the headlines after announcing its new school uniform (made by Armani) will cost around $700 per student. With its pupils all under the age of 11, what sort of message does this give students about their identity?
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Is our current educational model setting up our young people in the best way for the future? What is working? What isn't? What needs to shift?
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As of January 2018, China and Hong Kong stopped all exports of plastic and cardboard waste into their regions, a place that the UK used to send two-thirds of its rubbish. So what now?
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How do you know you exist? What tells you that you are real? Is existence all just one big dream? Has some mad scientist duped us into simply believing that we exist? Are we part of a computer simulation being run by humans of the future in a world we have already created?
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Polish artist Paweł Kuczyński uses his cartoons to ask questions about what is really going on in our society. His images show a familiarity whilst unveiling harsh realities that exist side by side.
Take a look at his cartoons - each one an intriguing discussion point - and get those brain cells ticking...
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As water shortages are now striking the world's so called 'developed' communities, is it time to start planning for the notion that a 'Day Zero' - when the water runs out - will happen to us all?
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Is emotional resilience the best shield to help dissolve bullying? Take a listen to Brook's advice and see what you think:
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Plastics-free aisles in supermarkets?...a tax on takeaway containers?...25p charge for takeaway coffee cups?... Could the UK finally be waking up to its responsibility towards the environment?
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A moving and powerful invitation from Oprah Winfrey was heard this week, speaking at the Golden Globes awards, in which she invoked the story and history of Recy Taylor and championed the urgent need for us all to pull back the curtains and speak our truths.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5HV79_8B8
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As yet another education minister walks out of the door of government, it is really time to start asking the question: Should we take the politics out of education?
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