Debate: Should we edit the genomes of human embryos?

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...

What does it mean to be responsible? 🔊

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...

Can international finance help protect human rights? 🔊

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...

The world’s appetite for meat is growing. How will we satisfy it?

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...

Colin Kaepernick & Nike: Activism, or marketing strategy?

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...

How has the Declaration of Human Rights changed the world?

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...

The Loss of Personhood: Identity in Refugee Camps

Sep 24, 2018 | Referee

By India-Mae Osborne When war erupted between Russia and Georgia in 2008, an estimated 150,000 refugees fled, many finding themselves stranded in tents with little to no prospects of returning home. In Karaleti, a space created for donor funded humanitarian projects...

Human Rights vs. State Policy: Greece’s Refugee Containment Camps

Sep 24, 2018 | Referee

By India-May Osborne Over 1 million displaced peoples fled Asia, Africa and the Middle East for Europe in 2015 alone. By April of 2016, this number had increased by 179,000. These are vulnerable peoples, victims of war and torture, families with young children, women...

Technobabble Episode 1: What is science journalism? 🔊

Double faults and double standards: Why are women not treated equally in sport?

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...