Q+A: How does trauma affect people and society?
Trauma has profound and lifelong physical and psychological effects on its survivors. It can damage the mind, the brain, and stunt development. What exactly is trauma? How does it affect us individually and as a society? And how can trauma survivors recover from these...
Star Wars: Should we be worried about Trump’s space plans?
By Gbenga Oduntan The militarization of outer space? Gbenga Oduntan looks into Donald Trump’s plan to create a space force. In a recent speech, President Donald Trump announced a new policy for the American space programme. It is time, he argued, for America to...
What are the solutions to food insecurity? 🔊
Climate change, pesticide contamination, soil-depletion, loss of land, power politics, mass pollinator die-offs, and a host of big business practices threaten the long-term availability of healthy food. In part two of this symposium on the future of food, Maria...
Q+A: Supreme Court scuffle: Does the fight for a new justice expose the flaws of American democracy?
Great speculation has arisen about the effects of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s resignation from the Supreme Court, particularly on the rights, liberties, and politics in the United States. Will it ultimately change course in the USA? And does this also illuminate...
Change or status quo? Recapping the Turkish election
By Erdi Öztürk & Faith Ceran Ahmet Erdi Öztürk & Fatih Ceran recap the Turkish election and discuss whether change has really come to Turkey. On June 24, Turkish citizens voted in presidential and parliamentary snap elections, with a huge turnout. As...
Are countries and cities running out of water?
By Anna Kucirkova Anna Kucirkova outlines the problems associated with water scarcity, what cities are being hit the hardest by it, and how we can solve the ongoing global water crisis. There is a water crisis. Because water covers 70% of our planet, we tend to think...
What is the history of children in concentration camps?
By Wilson T. Bell With the United States attracting criticism over their policy of detaining children at the US-Mexico border, William T. Bell explores the dark history of children in concentration camps. Children and family have been central to the institution of the...
Q+A: Fight the power: Exploring the connections between music and politics
Music and politics have always had a strong relationship going back to the days of the Civil Rights Movement, the anti-war movement, and campaigns to combat racism. These days, artists such as Childish Gambino are pushing the boundaries visually and musically when it...Subscribe by Email
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