Opinion & Analysis
Palm oil steals a march on rivals ahead of new EU food safety rules
Andrea Busfield examines how palm oil’s early food-safety investment could give producers an advantage under new EU contamination rules.
Who pays the price when men withdraw from society?
Dr Stephen Whitehead examines how prolonged male withdrawal affects families, relationships, workplaces and wider society, and what governments can do.
Smart glasses and AI are opening a new route to sexual exploitation
Dr Raj Joshi examines how wearable cameras and AI-generated imagery could create new routes to sexual exploitation and privacy violations.
Europe risks losing its cleantech stars to the US
Uche Nneoma examines Europe’s cleantech funding gap and the risk of promising companies moving to the US for growth capital.
Lost in translation: can Europe’s publishing industry sustain its linguistic diversity?
Isabella Russell examines how funding, technology and reader demand could help Europe’s smaller languages overcome barriers in publishing.
No, Elon, AI won’t make money obsolete
Harry Margulies explains why AI may create unprecedented abundance but cannot eliminate scarcity or the need for money.
Brussels’ sustainability rollback has exposed a crisis of corporate belief
Marcus Iles examines how Brussels’ sustainability rollback reveals the gap between corporate compliance, strategy execution and genuine organisational belief.
AI regulation has a knowledge problem
Vendan Ananda Kumararajah examines how regulators can maintain independent knowledge and authority as frontier AI systems become increasingly complex.
Why men are increasingly withdrawing from society
Dr Stephen Whitehead examines why some men withdraw from society as work, relationships, status and traditional forms of masculinity change.
Chris Packham launches campaign to rid Britain of ‘frankenchicken’
Chris Packham calls for Britain to end fast-growing chicken breeds in public procurement, highlighting animal welfare concerns and government action.
What the rise of synthetic companionship reveals about men and women
Dr Stephen Whitehead explores how synthetic companionship reflects changing expectations, autonomy and emotional intimacy between men and women.
Leaving AI governance to the US and China alone could trigger an AI apocalypse
Vendan Ananda Kumararajah argues that AI governance needs global participation, diverse ideas and safeguards against catastrophic risks.
Reclaiming the toothbrush moustache
Babak Mehrdadnia argues that the toothbrush moustache can be reclaimed from Hitler by celebrating Chaplin, Hardy and its comic history.
Why the AfD is surging in Germany’s former East
David Fleschen examines the AfD’s surge in eastern Germany and explores how reunification left lasting economic, social and political divisions.
America must never forget the conflicts which followed 9/11
Mike Bedenbaugh examines the conflicts following 9/11 and asks Americans to remember the consequences of military intervention.
Women cannot afford to take feminism’s gains for granted
Elle Lorenzoni argues that women must recognise how hard-won feminist freedoms can be weakened, reversed or lost without continued political...
Why the Dover blockade was about far more than migrants
Dr Stephen Whitehead examines how male insecurity, lost status and collective power shaped the protests at the Port of Dover.
The uncomfortable question behind the attacks on Lord Simon Woolley
Daniella Maison examines whether Black people in positions of power face harsher scrutiny and different standards when controversy arises.
Diving into… The Buckeye State
Ben Hooper explores Ohio’s lakes, pools and backroads, discovering memorable swims and unexpected stories across the Buckeye State.
Ajahn Jayasaro on growing older without growing lonely
Dr Stephen Whitehead explores masculinity and ageing through a revealing conversation with British Buddhist monk Ajahn Jayasaro in Bangkok.
‘The new asbestos’ – UCL researchers warn LED lighting may be damaging our health
Steve McCauley examines UCL research suggesting LED lighting may disrupt mitochondrial function and create an overlooked public health concern.
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