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Is it ethical to choose a baby’s traits?

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

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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...

For six decades, Bob Dylan has challenged listeners with songs that reward interpretation. Critics and fans have long pored over his words,...

In 2015, a period of liberalisation in Myanmar culminated in the country’s first open elections in a quarter of a century. What was initially...

Listen to this essay In early March 2024, an expert panel of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) had a vote to settle a question...

Although the saltmarsh sparrow (Ammospiza caudacuta) is considered endangered internationally, it’s not legally recognised as such in the United...

On 16 December 2017, The New York Times began publishing a series of investigative reports confirming what conspiracy theorists had long believed....