Mark Zuckerberg has been innovating new spaces for the virtual world since his first few weeks at Harvard University, so it’s hardly surprising that he is the brains behind this new journey with Oculus; derived for the Latin word meaning ‘eye’, Oculus is a technology that specialises in virtual reality and was bought by Facebook…
Category: Geopolitics
The End of Ecuador’s Conservation Innovation
Words by Zoe Rasbash Yesterday, the first images of the suspected PetroAmazonas oil pipeline were released. Satellite images reveal the pipeline snaking across one of the oldest and most bio-diverse areas of the Amazon rainforest, the Yasunî National Park in Ecuador, arguably the most contentious oil drilling sites of the last decade. But there is…
Cologne – Clash of Civilisations?
Reflecting upon the attacks in Cologne, Charlotte Collins tackles one of the contentious issues surrounding the migrant crisis: how can the differences between civilisations be addressed? The worrying events that have taken place in Cologne over the New Year have rekindled the debate that was at the epicentre of media and political attention throughout 2015: the migrant crisis….
