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Author: Genevieve Lawrence
Should we be worried about falling fertility rates?
As usual last Friday of the month we had the Discussion Group meeting and this time talked about What are the pros and cons of a falling fertility rate? The fertility rate is the average number of live births per woman in the population. In order to maintain the current population size, the fertility rate…
ChatGPT – should we be wary of it or embrace it?
During the March meeting, the Discussion group members talked about the new Artificial Intellect application which since November of the last year has become the biggest news in the world of Information Technology. I asked Chat GPT – Generative Pre-trained Transformer – to give me a short and interesting introduction to the post and here…
Why are some states able to ignore International Law and suffer no punishment?
Last Friday of the month, the 24th of February, we had a second meeting this year. Our last discussion meeting of 2022 was about Russian refugees fleeing mobilization and if they should be allowed entry to shelter in European countries. That discussion touched on the subject of International Laws and their implementation regarding migrants from all countries.…
If you could time travel to another age where, when and why?
Last Friday of the month, the 27th of January, 12 people came to the Discussion Group’s first meeting in 2023. We decided to start the new season with something light and enjoyable. Hence, the topic was selected and it looked like an easy go, no thorough research was needed. The travel could be for a…
Should Europe, which is united against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, shelter Russians fleeing mobilisation?
As usual, the Discussion Group had a meeting on the last Friday of the month, 25th November, which was the final discussion for this year. There were 12 members of the group discussing the subject today. The member of the Group who proposed the topic, according to the established practice, led the discussion. He started…
Does travel really broaden the mind or do we simply take our preconceptions with us?
Last Friday of the month, 25 of October, 14 members of the Discussion Group talked about travelling. Felicity led the topic which was not as simple and easy as it appeared. The general view normally is that travelling broadens the mind and helps us better understand people living in foreign countries. But during our discussion,…