illiberal democracy
"a governing system in which, although elections take place, citizens are cut off from knowledge about the activities of those who exercise real power because of the lack of civil liberties" --wikipedia
Arts & Humanities
Museum of Old and New Art
"MONA houses ancient, modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh collection. Noted for its central themes of sex and death, the museum has been described by Walsh as a 'subversive adult Disneyland'." --wikipedia
Seneca
"His prose works include a dozen essays and one hundred twenty-four letters dealing with moral issues. These writings constitute one of the most important bodies of primary material for ancient Stoicism." --wikipedia
trolley problem
"The trolley problem is a series of thought experiments in ethics and psychology, involving stylized ethical dilemmas of whether to sacrifice one person to save a larger number." --wikipedia
Franz Kafka
"regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic." --wikipedia
Arthur Schopenhauer's philosophy
"had a posthumous impact across various disciplines, including philosophy, literature, and science...throughout the 19th and 20th centuries." --wikipedia
NFT non-fungible token
Blockchain certified ownership of unique digital files such as a JPG or MP3. "During the first quarter of 2021, NFT sales exceeded $2 billion." --wikipedia
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Registan
"The Registan ensemble is a mesmerizing example of Islamic architecture. It's considered to be one of the most precious Islamic monuments in the world, and the most important in Central Asia." -- silkroadexplore.com
wabi-sabi philosophy
"the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese beauty."
Sentinelese tribe
"A tribe in the Andaman islands that has no connection to the modern world. We know very little about them as they are violent toward anyone who tries to visit their island. They are protected by the Indian Government." -- by request
hero's journey
"the common template of stories that involve a hero who goes on an adventure, is victorious in a decisive crisis, and comes home changed or transformed" --wikipedia