Is bigotry a public health problem?
By Ronald W. Pies Is bigotry a public health problem? Ronald W. Pies investigates. Over a decade ago, I wrote a piece for a psychiatric journal entitled “Is Bigotry a Mental Illness?” At the time, some psychiatrists were advocating making “pathological bigotry” or...
Was the slave trade ever really abolished?
By Catherine Armstrong Slavery was never abolished – it affects millions, and you may be funding it, as Catherine Armstrong explains. When we think of slavery, many of us think of historical or so-called “traditional forms” of slavery – and of the 12m people ripped...
Why don’t more women win science Nobels?
By Mary K. Feeney One of the 2018 Nobel Prizes in physics went to Donna Strickland, but why don’t more women win science Nobels? One of the 2018 Nobel Prizes in physics went to Donna Strickland, a major accomplishment for any scientist. Yet much of the news...
Are today’s white kids less racist than their grandparents?
By Margaret Hagerman Are today’s white kids less racist than their grandparents? Margaret Hagerman explores. In America’s children, we often see hope for a better future, especially when it comes to reducing racism. Each new generation of white people, the thinking...
Can international finance help protect human rights? 🔊
Can international finance systems be harnessed to protect human rights? While historically, financiers have funded some of the worst human rights abuses, finances also enabled great human leaps. David Kinley argues that it is time to alter the financial system for the...
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...
Can we teach critical thinking in a post-truth world?
By Jess Berentson-Shaw In an extract from her new book “Talking Truth in a Post-Truth World,” Jess Berentson-Shaw discusses whether we can teach critical thinking in what many deem to be a post-truth world. ‘You don’t need to be a scientist to think...
What is the infinite game? ▶
Living life as an infinite game is something Niki Harré explores in her new book, The Infinite Game. She looks at our society (are people pawns or participants?) and ourselves (what kind of player would you like to be?) to offer a uniquely different vision of how we...
How can refugees create jobs for locals?
By Aisling O’Loghlen Refugees can create jobs for locals in growing cities if given the chance, according to Aisling O’Loghlen. The term “refugee” conjures up certain images; bedraggled, desperate people hauling themselves onto lifeboats in the...Subscribe by Email
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