World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Monday
The pandemic has exposed the effects of ageism From Minnesota, which has been at the centre of the world stage for many days now, comes...
‘Harry Potter’ author throws grenade into trans debate
J.K. Rowling comes out as trans sceptic Scepticism about allowing teenagers to transition to a different gender came from an unexpected source this week: J.K....
Covid-19 driven by racism, say major journals
In the wake of revulsion at the death of George Floyd, scientists and doctors vow to change Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash All of...
Eugenics president expunged from USC campus
Name and bust of Rufus Von KleinSmid removed The past week has seen statues and monuments whose subjects were linked to racism defaced or destroyed...
Ukraine begins to open borders for babies of surrogate mothers
There could be as many as 1000 babies The Biotexcom nursery / Reuters Foreign couples who waited two months because of Covid-19 border closures are...
Big Tech hits pause button on facial recognition technology
But is it just a public relations stunt? Microsoft, IBM, Google and Amazon have all hit a “stop” or “pause” button on their facial recognition...
An unexpected medicine for the pandemic: humility
Why are we all so polarised? street art in Warsaw / Adam Nieścioruk on Unsplash 2020 has been a year of surprises. No one predicted...