January 2006
Foreign Affairs - A Natural History of Peace - Robert M. Sapolsky
Contrary to what was believed just a few decades ago, humans are not "killer apes" destined for violent conflict, but can make their own history.
May 2005
BBC - Radio 4 - Reith Lectures 2005 - The Triumph of Technology
Lecture 5: Risk and Responsibility
Immigration isn't the issue: Brendan O'Neill
Among the political class, ‘the immigration issue’ has become code for their own fear and loathing of the white working class.
April 2005
Cannabis compound benefits blood vessels - Low dose helps combat formation of arterial blockages.
A compound derived from the cannabis plant protects blood vessels from dangerous clogging, a study of mice has shown. The discovery could lead to new drugs to ward off heart disease and stroke
Life lessons
What is the one thing everyone should learn about science? Spiked asked 250 scientists - here we bring you some of the most provocative responses
March 2005
Kevin Meyers: At last the light is shone on the IRA
No event in Northern Ireland in recent years has distilled the abominable and corrupted reality of life under the peace process as the murder of Robert McCartney. Half beaten to death, one eye gouged out, his throat cut, and then gutted like a fish...
Making learning uncool: The establishment disses education as much as hip-hop ‘playas’.
It wasn't Jay-Z who grabbed headlines by declaring that 'learning history is a bit dodgy'. That was the former education secretary, Charles Clarke.
December 2004
The New York Times. 2004 The Year in Ideas A to Z
An annual compendium of ideas from A to Z. (Or at least Y. And, frankly, also missing J, O, Q, R and X.)
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