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The model of catastrophe

2025-11-11 19:00:00

Photo of a lone bench facing turbulent ocean waves under a cloudy sky. The area is partially flooded by the sea.

The immense complexity of the climate makes it impossible to model accurately. Instead we must use uncertainty to our advantage

- by David Stainforth

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Is it ethical to choose a baby’s traits?

2025-11-10 19:01:00

Illustration of a blue baby with symbols of heart, ear, bone, eye, tooth, brain, and lips around it on a white background.

Should deaf parents be able to select for a deaf child? On the ethics of parental choice and ‘designer babies’

- by Aeon Video

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The ant you can save

2025-11-10 19:00:00

An ant on a twig against a pastel pink and purple background with its reflection on a glossy surface.

Should we simply assume that all animals can feel pain and are of moral concern? Or is that taking things too far?

- by Jeff Sebo & Andreas L Mogensen

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Mapping Bob Dylan’s mind

2025-11-07 19:00:00

Collage art of a man’s face with colourful lines and words on a vibrant pink and teal background.

Generative AI sheds new light on the underlying engines of metaphor, mood and reinvention in six decades of songs

- by Prashant Garg

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Voices of Myanmar

2025-11-06 19:01:00

Painting of a person in glasses holding a cigarette, with yellow plants in the background and a dark green-yellow colour scheme.

Citizens of Myanmar describe what daily life is like in their isolated, war-torn nation

- by Aeon Video

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Are you Confusedocene?

2025-11-06 19:00:00

A vast open-pit coal mine with excavation machinery surrounded by green hills.

As a scientific concept the Anthropocene is dead. But it’s such a helpful idea to think with, should we use it anyway?

- by Ville Lähde

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