Saturday, 13 May 2023

Med Men

How Big Pharma’s investment in the advertising model taught us to view health as another consumer choice.



What Sickle Cell is to Malaria

Gaucher disease, common among Ashkenazi Jews, protects against tuberculosis.




Islam’s Forgotten Bohemians

With its subversive poetry, rejection of politics, and ecstatic rituals, Sufi Islam continues to surprise and to thrive.



The War on Cancer

Is it time to abandon the century-old idea that cancer is best met with a ‘fight’ from patients and their doctors alike?



Wednesday, 10 May 2023

The Electric Vehicle Dream Has Turned Into A Nightmare

From rocketing electricity prices to absent chargers by way of bridge-rattling weight, the problems are mounting.



Monday, 8 May 2023

You Are Not Destined to Live in Quiet Times

Humanity’s third major technological revolution is leading us into a future more promising and also more dangerous than any since the dawn of history. It’s coming faster than you think.