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.


    Sincerely sorry

    Michael Cook | 24 Feb 2008
    The thing Australians should really feel sorry about is trashing the Aboriginal family.


    Our pick of the films of 2007

    Michael Cook | 4 Jan 2008
    We've put our heads together and come up with a list of the most worthwhile films of the past year. Comments, please!


    Save the planet; tax babies

    Michael Cook | 12 Dec 2007
    A carbon tax on newborns to reduce human pollution? Now there's an idea for your Christmas stocking.


    The Ethical Imagination

    Michael Cook | 7 Dec 2007
    A Canadian ethicist offers a fresh approach to defending human dignity.


    There's more to life than discovering DNA

    Michael Cook | 19 Oct 2007
    Remarks by Nobel laureate James Watson have proved that there are worse crimes than being boring. Like being a eugenicist, for instance. 


    The ultimate miserabilist

    Michael Cook | 2 Oct 2007
    Just when you thought philosophers couldn't get any more pessimistic, one of them surprises you. 

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