An Icy Wind Blows Through the Research Labs
If you read the newspapers you may not know it, but biotechnology is going through a process of collapse.
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The Gaps in Our Laws on Covert Recordings
Police said the case did not meet the threshold for prosecution. This highlights the difficulties surrounding existing laws when it comes to non-consensual recording, harassment and image-based harm.
The Role of Plastic in Beating Poverty
If we were to stop using plastic tomorrow, global supply chains would collapse, food wouldn’t reach the people who need it in remote areas, and millions would lose access to life-saving medical supplies.
It’s Not the Kids That Bother Me
The kids are fine. It’s the parents that need to be kicked in the butt.
Is the Surveillance State Warping Our Minds?
Being watched constantly is bad for mental health.
Strange Things We Used to Be Scared About
Four formerly widespread fears, many of which were dispelled through innovation.
The One App That Zuck Won’t Touch
An Australian startup aims to remove online abuse in real time. Meta refuses to touch it.
New Legislation to Crack Down on Deepfakes in New Zealand
The proposed legislation represents a proactive effort to ensure New Zealand’s legal framework keeps pace with emerging threats in the digital age.
The Modern Forces Fueling an Ancient Scourge
Decades of scholarship have shown that hatred directed against Jews is one of the most overt symptoms of a deeper disease: a moral confusion fueled by emotional trauma and its accompanying self-hatred.
Claire Bleakley on the Gene Tech Bill
She is asking for the bill to be withdrawn and rewritten or amendments put into existing legislation: the Hazardous Substance and New Organisms Act 1996.
They Want a Licence to Kill
The average number of sunshine hours in New Zealand is above 2,000 per year. In the United Kingdom, it averages around 1,350.
Why Do Catholics Ignore the Internet?
It’s also never been easier for the Vatican to control politics using the internet.
America Can Still Lose the AI Race
America and the world risk letting China race ahead in the most significant technological revolution of modern times greatly extending its global influence in the process.
