The tip of the iceberg

A small, noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater:

These small local protests are just the tip of the iceberg.

Cambridge Dictionary

Baroness Minouche Shafik: What do we owe each other?
HARDtalk


The idea of a social contract between the individual and the state is a staple of political philosophy. But what happens when that contract is threatened by forces beyond the control of any government, like a climate crisis or, right now, a global pandemic? Stephen Sackur speaks to Baroness Minouche Shafik, director of the London School of Economics and former top official at the World Bank. Is humanity capable of collective action to meet global challenges?

Absurd Disappearing Woman Prank

 

21 mrt. 2014

Shopping for new appliances has never brought so much anxiety. Wouldn’t you be anxious if you saw a woman get sucked by a huge fan and disappear?