Q+A: What are the hidden costs of civilisation?

Q+A: What are the hidden costs of civilisation?

What are the hidden costs of civilisation? Could civilisation be behind disease, mental illness, climate change, and religious fundamentalism? Spencer Wells thinks it might just be. Maria Armoudian speaks to Wells about his book Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of...
Q+A: Humans: The most damaging predator on Earth?

Q+A: Humans: The most damaging predator on Earth?

Is humanity the most damaging predator on Earth? Many experts say yes and that its predatory practices are disrupting evolution. Maria Armoudian speaks with three researchers who have looked at this issue: Chris Darimont, Tom Reimchen, and Heather Bryan. Chris...
Bad blood: Risk or discrimination?

Bad blood: Risk or discrimination?

By Simon Stewart Simon Stewart investigates whether members of the gay community are discriminated against when it comes to the option of donating blood. Blood, collected in very large amounts from the bodies of an ever-growing population of human beings, can be both...
Could Brazilians elect their own Donald Trump?

Could Brazilians elect their own Donald Trump?

By Jessie Bullock The Global Anticorruption Blog’s Jessie Bullock looks at whether Brazil could be about to elect their own version of Donald Trump. Will Brazil get its own Donald Trump? Brazil’s next election is right around the corner (the campaign starts...