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Public Domain Image Archive 43m ago

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: @hab_wf

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/87144622-1884-4a26-a401-22f5313a333a

#societies #manuscripts #rivers #nobility #cityscape #signatures #friendship #heraldry #art #publicdomain

Centre for Population Change 1d ago

📆 Save the date for our next #CPCCGWebinar with Albert Esteve of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Director of the Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics.

Albert will summarise research on how #livingarrangements are structured and evolve across #societies over time, reflecting #demographic dynamics, #family systems, and #economic conditions, and providing a valuable vantage point from which to observe #socialchange.

Register to join us online on 30 April - all welcome:
https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/event_calendar/977/CPC_CG_Webinar__Albert_Esteve

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Apr 9

“The #societies that most of us find ourselves living in are very effective at limiting our ability to think beyond the existing social architecture. This is not an accident; it is constant and deliberate, working at such a level that makes it difficult to notice.” open.substack.com/pub/beerandf...

It Was Always Ours

It Was Always Ours

Marx and the Case for Taking Back the Means of Production

Beer and Freedom

Nicole Hennig Mar 29

Agentic AI and the next intelligence explosion www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… (interesting) #AI #thought #societies #perspectives

Nicole Hennig Mar 29

Agentic AI and the next intelligence explosion
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeg1895 (interesting) #AI #thought #societies #perspectives

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Mar 17

“But the #geopolitical #rupture currently underway is no accident of history, nor is it simply the result of #strongmen, #weakinstitutions, or a sudden loss of restraint. It mirrors something more fundamental: the social soil of our #societies.” www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/d...

The Demand Side of Our New Pol...

The Demand Side of Our New Political Reality

Daniel Sachs calls attention to the root causes of declining trust in institutions and the rules-based order.

Project Syndicate

J Mar 15

What do you notice when you look around?

#walk #architecture #symbols #symbology #esoteric #society #societies #ritual #hidden #secret #power #magic #reality #duality #life

Centre for Population Change Mar 3

The #Wittgenstein Centre has announced CPC-CG member Professor Ann Berrington as their first #WICConference2026 keynote speaker, exploring how #education, #family trajectories, and #lifecourse decisions shape #societies and #opportunities over time.

🎓 A must-attend event for #researchers, #policymakers, #students, and anyone interested in the future of #demography and #humancapital.

Find out more: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/news-events/conferences/demography-and-human-capital