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Britain could be a rubbish-free society says ground-breaking study
Waste, reports Greenpeace, is simply a resource that has gone unrecognised as such
staff writer, Greenpeace UK, 17 March 2002

Stop stemming the research
For stem cell research to fulfil its potential, US scientists need to develop more backbone.
Stewart Derbyshire, spiked, 29 November 2001

The Social Consequences of Hypermobility
Mobility is liberating and empowering. But it is possible to have too much of a good thing. The growth in the numbers exercising their freedom and power is fouling the planet and jamming its arteries.
John Adams, RSA, 21 November 2001

Organ Transplants (CTS explanations series)

This booklet outlines the main questions and concerns, explains Catholic teaching and systematically grapples with particularly difficult questions.

David Albert Jones, Catholic Truth Society, 2001

GM: past, present and future
Mankind has been modifying crops for thousands of years - so why is there such hostility to genetically modified food?
Channapatna S Prakash, spiked, 16 August 2001

`Every tradition has its dark side'
The past cannot be romanticised, says noted sociologist, psychologist and writer Ashis Nandy. All talk about traditional systems of knowledge is not honest. For instance, the BJP and Sangh Parivar go on and on about tradition. But why do they discard our traditional systems of knowledge for resistance to external aggression and violence -- expounded by Gautam Buddha or Gandhi -- in favour of ultra-modern nuclear technology?
Parshuram Ray, Centre for environment and food security , January 2001

Man, Beast and Zombie: What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About Human Nature

Are humans unique? Can animals think as we do? Will machines ever be conscious? What is free will?

Kenan Malik, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 12 October 2000

Environment and Tourism

What are the consequences of tourism in the physical and cultural environments people visit? For many people 'Going on holiday' is an increasingly central feature of contemporary western society. The tourism industry has expanded rapidly since 1950, but are environments being benefited or damaged, by the tourist who visit them?

Andrew Holden, Routledge, 14 September 2000

Science fiction powers space research
The European Space Agency (Esa) is studying science fiction for ideas and technologies that could be used in future missions.
Mark Ward, BBC News, 11 May 2000

Should we breach the species barrier and grant rights to the apes?
Supporters of the Great Ape Project (GAP) are pressing the New Zealand parliament to extend three basic rights to our nearest relatives, the great apes: the right to life; the right to liberty; and the right not to be tortured.
Peter Singer and Kenan Malik, Prospect, 20 May 1999

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Debating Matters International Final:- UK versus India

"I was impressed by the intensity of the debate and the high level of intellectual engagement, not least by the audience. It was an invigorating, even exhilarating experience to be part of a festival based on the conviction that disagreement is good. The Battle of Ideas is a fantastic concept, may it spread epidemically to the rest of the world. I am already looking forward to next year's event."
Thomas Hylland Eriksen, professor of social anthropology, University of Oslo; novelist

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