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Sexual insanity

Bill Muehlenberg | 27 February 2009 |
tags: IVF, Octomom
A 13-year-old father? A woman with 14 IVF children? We can’t say we were not warned.

The untimely death of Francesca Pompilia

Denyse O'Leary | 27 February 2009 |
tags:
A late seventeenth century case may mark a turning point in the West’s attitude to honour killings.

Beware of twisted ideas of freedom

Edmund Pellegrino | 26 February 2009 |
tags:
A leading American bioethicist argues that ethics without some constraints is merely moral delinquency.


Gaza: the “new war”

Mary Kaldor | 25 February 2009 |
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What Gaza needs is a shift in international policy from concern with Israeli state security to concern about the human security of both Israelis and Palestinians.

The game changer

Brian Lilley | 24 February 2009 |
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With America hurting, and so much of the world hurting with it, we can only hope the new president uses his appeal to break new ground.


Incorrectly labelled

Margaret Somerville | 24 February 2009 |
tags: civility, political correctness, same-sex marriage
University life has turned toxic when unpopular opinions are reviled, stigmatised and silenced, writes a leading ethicist. 

Lies, damn lies and spin

Theron Bowers | 23 February 2009 |
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If only journalists were less gullible. If only scientists were more honest.


How Obama could defuse the culture war

Mark Stricherz | 21 February 2009 |
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It is possible to shape social change. Will the new president try?


Big hit beats global warming

Javier Cuadros | 21 February 2009 |
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Global warming is for sissies. Here's a macho problem for dedicated environmentalists.

Heroes: History’s Greatest Men and Women

Francis Phillips | 20 February 2009 |
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A short list which includes Elvis and Casanova along with Napoleon and Confucius seems rather eccentric. 

Why women love shopping, and other myths

Denyse O'Leary | 18 February 2009 |
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Why does social neuroscience only tell us what what popular culture believes?

Slow down, America

Matthew Mehan | 17 February 2009 |
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A quick word on bailouts from a man at rest.

Society and artificial reproduction

Margaret Somerville | 17 February 2009 |
tags: adoption, assisted reproductive technology, IVF
Should the state assist with conception where it would not approve an adoption?

Leaving the kids to the village idiot

Erin Manning | 15 February 2009 |
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Want to try something counter-cultural, try avoiding the TV.

Career choice: spouse first

Lea Singh | 14 February 2009 |
tags:
Mr Right is unlikely to just turn up while a girl is getting on with her own life.

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