Friday Feb 8th, 2013

Appreciating the perspective of Rastafari

Recently, I was discussing my academic interest with an acquaintance from my elementary school days. On revealing that I have researched and written about the Rastafarian movement, I was greeted with a look of incredulity. He followed this look with a question: “How has Rastafari assisted anyone to progress in life?” My friend assured me he was aware that prominent and accomplished Rastas exist in Jamaica, however he was convinced that Rastafari… read more »

Friday May 17th, 2013

The Trojan War: fact or fiction?

The Trojan War
Friday May 10th, 2013

What’s the secret of bacteria’s success?

Sebastian Amyes discusses the ‘Age of the Bacteria’
Friday May 3rd, 2013

DSM-5 and psychiatric progress

Tom Burns on psychiatric diagnoses
Friday Apr 26th, 2013

Global warfare redivivus

The global war on terror
Friday
Apr 19th, 2013

Earth Day 2013: dating creation

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Friday
Apr 12th, 2013

Children and schools just keep getting better

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Monday
Apr 8th, 2013

The legacies of Margaret Thatcher’s rhetoric

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Friday
Mar 29th, 2013

Magic moments

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Monday
Mar 18th, 2013

Five inconvenient truths about the Antarctic

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Friday
Mar 15th, 2013

Medical law and ethics: portrait of a partnership

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Friday
Mar 8th, 2013

Bestsellers: a snapshot of an age

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