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Uncomfortable truths about Terri Schiavo

Harry Moody | 24 June 2005

An autopsy has confirmed that Terri Shiavo did have massive brain damage. She was probably blind and unaware and could not eat or drink. But what does this prove?



G-rated for gold mine?

Michael Cook | 24 June 2005

G-rated films are 11 times as profitable as R-rated films, but Hollywood makes 12 times as many R-rated films. What's going on?



Making better people

Carolyn Moynihan | 18 June 2005

Want a smarter baby? A faster baby? A blonder baby? Prepared to pay for it? You might be able to some day if transhumanists have their way.



Truth or consequences

Michael Cook | 17 June 2005

What philosophy can justify the abuse of enemy combatants in Guantanamo Bay? The same one which justifies stem cell research and euthanasia.



The crowded house of evolution

Philip Elias | 17 June 2005

What did Richard Dawkins, the world's foremost champion of Darwinism, mean by saying that he believed in evolution but could not prove it?



The real success of Anne Bancroft

Michael Cook | 10 June 2005

What we should remember Anne Bancroft for is her visceral performance in The Miracle Worker, not her role as a seductress in that ultimate 60s film, The Graduate.



Tolerance and her children

Carolyn Moynihan | 10 June 2005

Young Germans are using shock tactics to rattle the liberalism of their parents, and sending a message about tolerance to the West.



Why should we bother to read foreign books?

Christopher Martin | 10 June 2005

All those unspellable names and unpronounceable cities in Dostoy what's-his-name -- why should we bother if he couldn't write in the King's English?



The thorny issue of politicians and conscience

John A. Gueguen, Jr | 10 June 2005

Last year's presidential campaign saw many Catholic politicians tiptoeing through a minefield of moral issues. Could it happen again?



Debunking the flat earth theory

Carolyn Moynihan | 03 June 2005

The mediaevals didn’t believe in a flat earth; the Galileo affair was a beat-up; and missionaries were great scientists. Any other questions about the conflict between religion and science?



Colouring peace green

Eugene Ohu | 03 June 2005

Our Nigerian correspondent reflects on the meaning of the Nobel Peace prize awarded to environmental activist Wangari Maathai.



In search of a scapegoat

Michael Cook | 03 June 2005

Was John Paul II responsible for the deaths of millions of African AIDS victims because he refused to sanction the use of condoms?



Mother knows best

Carolyn Moynihan | 27 May 2005

Science is revealing the brain-enhancing changes that come with motherhood. An interview with the author of The Mommy Brain.



False dawn for stem cell cures

Michael Cook | 27 May 2005

The sick and the scientists are rejoicing over two different visions of the future after the cloning of human embryos by Korean scientists.



Is there anyone in charge here?

Christopher Martin | 27 May 2005

The mediaeval philosopher Maimonides asked who runs the world and came up with a sensible answer.



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