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The Rise of Bitcoin

The Rise of Bitcoin

Sasmeet Satyam Since Donald Trump’s victory in the United States presidential election, Bitcoin has been a perpetual headline within the news regarding its recent exponential growth in value, which has placed Bitcoin's price just under the 100,000 USD mark. Bitcoin, a decentralised digital currency (cryptocurrency), operates

Should artefacts taken by colonial powers be returned?

Should artefacts taken by colonial powers be returned?

Shay Patel Colonialism is the process which has profoundly shaped our world to be the multi-cultural, ever-changing global society we live in today. People of colour are no longer confined to the country of their ancestors and can live in and contribute towards a much more accepting society than what

Political and Philosophical Dimensions of Art

Political and Philosophical Dimensions of Art

Pravin Nagarajah and Jaber Thakur (The following article is a transcribed summary of key discussion points that came up in a recent PPE Society session) The Raft of the Medusa Théodore Géricault’s The Raft of the Medusa is a powerful critique of government failures in the early 19th century

The Brawn Story: Buying an F1 team for £1

The Brawn Story: Buying an F1 team for £1

Harry Whitehead (The following article is the winner of the Polyphony summer essay competition 2024) Formula 1, or F1, is often regarded as the pinnacle of motorsport. The combination of exceptionally skilled drivers, along with state-of-the-art technology fostered a thrilling racing series where millions congregate (via multiple outlets such as

Mergers Between Two Firms

Mergers Between Two Firms

Ethan Harry Wood Mergers between two big firms can have widely varied effects on the consumer. Research suggests that without checks and regulations, mergers can lead to the transformation of a competitive market into an oligopoly or monopoly due to underlying industry conditions. Mergers often occur in order to achieve

Brutalism: Not so concrete philosophy

Brutalism: Not so concrete philosophy

Otto Bajwa Greenwood In the 1940s and 50s, Swiss architect, Le Corbusier, had a sleek and disciplined vision of engineering, hoping to inject virility and life into concrete in a way that had never really been seen before. The post-war landscape, to which he was responding, was a time of

Economics In the Fantasy World

Economics In the Fantasy World

Kammesh Atputhajeyam What Is FPL? FPL (Fantasy Premier League) is a fantasy football game which is currently played by 10,331,796 people. To understand how economic principles are applicable to this game, we must understand how the game works. The goal is to assemble a team comprising of 15