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A Big Think article, asserting that it isn’t income inequality that is the world’s most pressing problem, but time inequality.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 10:57:16 UTC

UNPACKING THE SOURCE Why do Dr. Marian Tupy and Dr. Gale Pooley “dissent” from this view? How does including a consideration of human knowledge change the way we calculate the level of resources available to us? What are the five reasons why thinking in terms of ‘time price’ instead of ‘money price’ provides a better insight into standards of living, and levels of inequality? Overall, ask students if they agree with the statement, “economics can be much more illuminating by going beyond money and atoms to knowledge and time”? How does this make us rethink population growth?

Key terms Limited resources, Finite, Human knowledge, Time prices, True prices

A long BBC article, considering whether national boundaries need to be rethought to help cope with the pressures of mass-migration.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:01:53 UTC

UNPACKING THE SOURCE Why does Gaha Vince refer to political borders as ‘inventions’? How is the climate crisis putting pressure on the world’s current borders? What are the arguments for viewing the world as a ‘global commonwealth of humanity’ - and is this a viable mindshift for people to make? How and why does Vince suggest we rethink our ‘national pride’? Overall, ask students if they agree with the following statement: In order to create a more harmonious and fully functioning world, we need to “clear from our mind the idea of people being fixed to a location they were born in, as if it affects your value as a person or your rights as an individual.”

Key terms Borders, Cleanly defined, Invention, Livability limits, Meaningless, Controlling vs. managing, Reinvent, Power, Divisive tribalism

A Sky News report into how Haiti is caught in "a vortex of violence and poverty".

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:07:14 UTC

A Nature report, arguing that ending extreme poverty has a negligible impact on global greenhouse gas emissions.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:08:10 UTC

An NPR article, looking at the results of a huge experiment in tackling poverty, by giving people a universal basic income.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:10:16 UTC

A Guardian article, reporting on the fact that the world's five richest men have doubled their money - whilst the poorest have become poorer.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:11:04 UTC

An Economic Observatory report into the socio-economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:11:49 UTC

A UN report into the fact that 1 in every 10 women around the world lives in extreme poverty.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:12:35 UTC

A Conversation article, investigating what happens when we train AI to examine global poverty.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:17:41 UTC

A Conversation article, examining how ChatGPT might be able to help the world's poorest people, and the organisations that work with them.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:18:34 UTC

A Conversation article, looking at the potential effects of spending money on a global 'conservation basic income'.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:19:41 UTC

A Conversation article, which looks at the consequences that over half of charity campaigns for causes focused on Africa.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:21:30 UTC

A Conversation article, arguing that we should talk more to children about poverty, so they develop a more sophisticated understanding of what it means.

theory_of_knowledge — 2024-03-28 11:22:25 UTC

theory_of_knowledge — 2026-06-08 10:18:12 UTC

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