Chess has a history like no other game. It literally spans all cultural, national and political boundaries. During the height of the cold war, there was no disagreement between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A about chess. It was a great game. Chess developed from the realm of kings and was a metaphor for war. The game started in India some 2500 years ago, traveled across Asia and into all parts of Europe, then sailed to the new world, where it kept expanding to the game we have today. Why Chess...

Essays that address the question: how can people and class agency change this destructive course of history?Capitalism’s addiction to fossil fuels is heating our planet at a pace and scale never before experienced. Extreme weather patterns, rising sea levels and accelerating feedback loops are a commonplace feature of our lives. The number of environmental refugees is increasing and several island states and low-lying countries are becoming vulnerable. Corporate-in...

You think you can trust your eyes? What about your memory? In this groundbreaking audiobook, pioneer of psychology Hugo Münsterberg exposes the flaws in eyewitness testimony that can send innocent people to jail. "On the Witness Stand" unveils the surprising limitations of human perception and the ways our minds can distort reality under pressure. Learn how emotions, expectations, and even subtle cues from lawyers can dramatically alter what we believe we saw. Is justice truly blind? Liste...