- Climate - bringing together scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists to develop sustainable responses to climate change on both a national and international level.
- Collaboration - there is a rapid growth in social communities working toward positive change and solutions to the world's problems, allowing people to cooperate, often virtually, to solve and raise awareness of issues.
- Gender - would having more female leaders change positively the course of our political and economic future?
- Peace - activists are trying to promote specific techniques of "nonviolent communication" in economics, education, justice, healthcare, and peace-keeping.
- Sleep - as part of research into human sleep patterns, an attempt is underway to break the world record for sleep deprivation.
A Mundane Comedy is Dominic Kelleher's new book, which will be published in mid 2024. The introduction is available here and further extracts will appear on this site and on social media in the coming months.