As new epidemic diseases strike, politicians are frequently driven to choose the science that best serves their interest, or their ideological standpoint.
A new tool for genome editing offers genetic engineering on an unprecedented scale. It has triggered a major bioethical debate, and you are invited to join.
You have to keep threatening to use nuclear weapons to make nuclear deterrence work. A view from Germany on the planned deployment of new US nuclear weapons.
"Question: Is nuclear power good or bad? Answer: No. Some nuclear is good, some is bad. For example, the Govt. should support an IFR."
Given the overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of vaccines, why is there such resistance? The answer lies in the idea of ‘magical thinking’.
Refusing to be victims in this game of fossil fuel roulette, communities like Little Buffalo in Alberta are leading the way towards energy independence. They are turning their gaze to the sun.
Why do some still harbour the same concerns about medical interventions as expressed in 1950s America? And if history is repeating itself, why haven’t we learned the lessons?
An alliance between unions, environmental organisations, religious institutions and researchers is a strange mix. But a just transition to a sustainable society needs them all - and in Norway they are already on their way.
