Sep 28, 2018 | Science & Technology
The introduction of genome editing signals a dramatic departure from the usual pathway through reproductive care. However, the use of genetic technologies in reproduction is frequently criticised for harbouring eugenic undertones. Helen O’Neill, Lecturer in...
Sep 26, 2018 | Business & Economics
What does it mean to be responsible? And how has neoliberalism changed our conception of personal responsibility? Maria Armoudian speaks to Susanna Trnka about the factors that shape our lives, and our ways of being: ideas, events, and what she calls...
Sep 26, 2018 | Business & Economics
Can international finance systems be harnessed to protect human rights? While historically financiers have funded some of the worse of human rights abuses, finances also enabled great human leaps. Our guest argues that it is time to alter the financial system for the...
Sep 25, 2018 | Science & Technology
By Devang Mehta In the future, analysts agree that people will be producing—and eating—a lot more meat. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has found that the consumption of meat has increased in nearly every single geographical region worldwide...
Sep 25, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Claudia Russell Earlier this month, the sportswear brand Nike caused an uproar with a new ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, a former NFL football player who knelt during the pre-game national anthem in August 2016 – a silent protest against police...
Sep 24, 2018 | Politics & Society
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. How has it changed the world as we know it? In 1948 the Declaration was signed to prevent the horrors of WWII from re-occurring. It set up human rights standards for all and is the world’s...
Sep 20, 2018 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
By Marilyn Giroux & Jessica Vredenburg Naomi Osaka has made history as the first Japanese woman to claim a Grand Slam singles title after defeating Serena Williams in the final of the US Open. However, her defining performance was overshadowed by controversy...
