By Adam Kadlac, Teaching Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
If you’ve ever expressed even a passing desire to visit Walt Disney World, you may have had friends who raised their eyebrows, groaned or even sneered.
The heart of their criticism isn’t just that they think Disney is for kids, or that it’s so expensive. It’s what I call the “authenticity objection” – the belief that there’s something fundamentally inferior about visits to theme parks like the Magic Kingdom because they occur in a wholly manufactured environment. The artificial mountains and rivers, the rides that provide nothing more than mindless distraction, the people dressed up…
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By Mireya Mayor, Director of Exploration and Science Communication, Florida International University
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas changed the face of science and opened the world’s eyes to how similar humans are to orangutans and other primates.
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By Anthony W. Pereira, Executive Director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University; King's College London
President Donald Trump’s relationship with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is complicated by the US administration’s broader strategy in Latin America.
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By Candace Lukasik, Assistant Professor of Religion, Mississippi State University
An anthropologist of religion shows how Coptic Christians navigate two competing realities: the narrative of Christian persecution abroad and the suspicion surrounding migrants in the contemporary US.
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By Scott Solomon, Teaching Professor of BioSciences, Rice University
Space is extremely dangerous, but people can still do more than robotic explorers can – in terms of technical achievements and inspiring public interest.
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By Advik D. Vira, Graduate Student in Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
Emily First, Assistant Professor of Geology, Macalester College
A chemical signature in a lunar rock offers new insights into what early oxygen conditions were like on the Moon.
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By Sonya Hanna, Lecturer in Marketing, Bangor University
Sara Parry, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Bangor University
Young people in rural Wales don’t want to leave, but without opportunity or a voice, many feel they have no choice.
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By Sarah Louise Smyth, Lecturer in Department of Literature Film and Theatre Studies, University of Essex
Is it by accident or design that Dakota Johnson has become the star for zeitgeisty sex and romance films? Johnson’s breakthrough role was as Anastasia Steele in the enormously popular Fifty Shades of Grey (2015). Adapted from the book series by E.L. James, it spawned a franchise that, for better or worse, has come to define BDSM in the mainstream cultural imagination.
In Celine Song’s recent film, The Materialists (2025), Johnson plays Lucy, a high-end matchmaker who enables wealthy individuals to bypass the random scrolling and swiping of dating apps and experience a hand-picked romantic…
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By Amnesty International
When I moved to France, I remember learning about the history of slavery at school. I spent my early childhood in French Guiana – a colonised country. However, it was clear the impacts of racism were still being felt, especially in countries across Europe. I lived in a neighbourhood alongside people of African and Arab […] The post Jehosheba Bennett: “If we don’t address colonialism, we will never tackle racism.” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Saturday 28 March marks seven years since Amara Krumak, Abdalla Bari and Kone Tiemoko Abdul Kader – known as the El Hiblu 3 – were arrested in Malta for opposing their forced return to Libya, where they would be at risk of persecution, torture and other serious human rights violations. For this act of resistance, […] The post Malta: Seven years of injustice. Drop the charges against the El Hiblu 3 appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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