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Steve Taylor, The Conversation

How the ancient Greeks practised ‘direct democracy’ – and kept ruthless narcissists out of power

Modern democracy is representative, which allows for power-hungry people to put themselves up as candidates. Ancient Athenians were aware of such dangers.

Steve Taylor, The Conversation
· Jun 23, 2023 · 09:30 pm
Humans are hardwired to cooperate. Traits like selfishness and supremacy are recent ones

Individuals who behaved ruthlessly would be less likely to survive since they would have been ostracised from their groups.

Steve Taylor, The Conversation
· Aug 31, 2020 · 11:30 pm
UK’s Labour party is advocating for a four-day work week. It may be on to something

Countries in continental Europe are more economically successful than the US or the UK. Guess which one has shorter working hours?

Steve Taylor, The Conversation
· Dec 07, 2019 · 11:30 pm