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When tears ran down her face...
We may never know what sparked Rachel Reeves's visible anguish in the House of Commons on Wednesday but the Chancellor's distress is likely to be…
Jul 3
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Hate and the limits of empathy
Whether or not the British rapper Bobby Vylan's call for"death to the IDF" at Glastonbury constituted hate speech, the crowd's reflexive adoption of his…
Jul 1
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June 2025
Displaying AIDS, Remembering pandemics.
The UK AIDS Quilt is the nearest thing we have to a memorial to the pandemic. All the more pity then that after a rare appearance at Tate Modern it has…
Jun 17
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Displaying AIDS, Remembering pandemics.
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The Empathy Wars
How did we become so divided? For an answer, look no further than the way that empathy has been weaponized by both the left and right.
Jun 14
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The Empathy Wars
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The Republic of Tears
What happens when grief goes viral? A pandemic story for our sad times.
Jun 1
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Mark Honigsbaum
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The Republic of Tears
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May 2025
The Next Pandemic? A Scenario.
It began with a chimpanzee-trekking tour of a remote forest in Uganda and ended with the outbreak of a deadly new disease. And all because of health…
May 11
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The Next Pandemic? A Scenario.
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April 2025
Where did Covid-19 come from? The case for a natural origin.
Forget talk of "the China virus" and a "lab leak". Bats and the trade in wild animals are a far more likely source of the coronavirus pandemic.
Apr 27
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Where did Covid-19 come from? The case for a natural origin.
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March 2025
The Long Shadow of Covid-19
This weekend saw moving ceremonies to the Covid dead taking place at sites across the UK. But how should we remember a pandemic that is far from over…
Mar 11
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The Long Shadow of Covid-19
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February 2025
Killing science, resurrecting viruses
Trump's decision to dismiss 1,200 employees of the National Institutes of Health will undermine scientists's ability to conduct cutting-edge research…
Feb 19
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Make America Toothless Again
Robert F. Kennedy Jr's confirmation as health secretary is a dark day for America, and for public health generally. The question is, how far will the…
Feb 14
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January 2025
Who is the real RFK Jr?
Time magazine once dubbed RFK Jr a "hero for the planet" in recognition of his achievements as an environmental campaigner but others regard him as a…
Jan 19
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Are we sleepwalking into another pandemic?
As the H5N1 bird flu virus infects more and more mammalian species, including cattle and humans, the danger of a pandemic is growing. So when will we…
Jan 5
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Are we sleepwalking into another pandemic?
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