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283. Cutting Ties - Why Kids are Walking Away from their Parents
In increasing trend is emerging of kids deciding to cut their parents off completely. What is driving the younger generations to become estranged from their parents? Are their reasons justified as a…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Torture: Necessary Evil or Moral Failing?
Torture is generally thought of as a bad things - an unacceptable means to an end. But what if that end is justifiable? In many cases, torture is clearly unethical - for example when used as a means …
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
282. In the Age of Options, Why is Dating so Hard?
With the plethora of dating apps that have arrived over the last decade, one would think that it's easier to date than ever. Yet for some reason, dating has been down. Data has shown that people are…
Published on 3 months ago
281. The Russian Perspective on Ukraine
For most of the Western world, the main headline of the war in Ukraine has been something along the lines of ‘Russia invades Ukraine, Putin is a war criminal, and Ukraine has been the victim of a ter…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
280. Everest
Climbing Mount Everest is one of the most extreme adventures on which a human can embark. The highest peak in the world, there is a certain mystique and allure associated with the mountain. Some seek…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
279. What's in the Food You're Eating?
Most of us do try and eat healthy in some capacity. The majority of us are at least conscious of the fact that what we put in our bodies deeply shapes our present and future health. But even with a c…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Housing Market - To Buy or To Rent?
Part of 'The American Dream' is predicated on home ownership. Conventional wisdom suggests that it is a financially sound and important decision to buy a home rather than to rent from a landlord. But…
Published on 4 months ago
278. 'The AI War' in Israel and Gaza
While AI is starting to dominate many facets of the cultural conversation, perhaps the potential impacts of AI are highlighted no more clearly than by looking at AI in the military. AI has been incre…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
277. Genomic Engineering - The Quest for the Perfect Human
When hear the term 'genetic engineering', what do you think of? Does your mind immediately jump to the extreme thoughts of eugenics and creating 'the perfect human'? Or do you think of more sociall…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
276. Freud - Sex, Psychoanalysis, and the Unconscious
Sigmund Freud was one of the most prominent figures of the 19th and 20th centuries. The founder of psychoanalysis, he's viewed as one of the fathers of modern day psychiatry and psychology. But for…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago