Michael Cook

Michael Cook likes bad puns, bushwalking and black coffee. He did a BA at Harvard University in the US where it was good for networking, but moved to Sydney where it wasn’t. He also did a PhD on an obscure corner of Australian literature. He has worked as a book editor and magazine editor and has published articles in magazines and newspapers in the US, the UK and Australia. Currently he is the editor of BioEdge, a newsletter about bioethics, and MercatorNet.

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Are Americans anti-science?

4 Nov 2011

No, they just don't like arrogant, undemocratic scientists.




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After 7 billion

31 Oct 2011

Demographic denialists are ignoring the perils of an ageing population.




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A setback for embryonic stem cell research

21 Oct 2011

A milestone case in the European Court of Justice may signal a new direction in campaigns against human embryo research.




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“Ethically impossible”

22 Sep 2011

Are there any lessons for the future in the scandalous story of American syphilis research in Guatemala?




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Where is the worst place in the world to be a doctor?

20 Sep 2011

At least in Niger and Afghanistan, doctors are supposed to save lives, not take them. Not so in the Netherlands.




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Arguments for all seasons

16 Sep 2011

Arguments for tolerance of homosexuality work equally well for paedophilia.




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Sauntering beyond good and evil

30 Aug 2011

In a race to the bottom of ethics, an American philosopher may have got there first.




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7 reasons for good cheer after Madrid

23 Aug 2011

Who cares if the media ignored World Youth Day?




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A tipping point for the family?

17 Aug 2011

Britain's families need to be reformed, says the Prime Minister. Are his politicians up to the job?




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It was a dark and stormy night as I set about writing the novel…

15 Aug 2011

Our summer special: the best 50 opening sentences in English-language fiction.




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