Why we keep swimming in polluted waters – researchers More than 7.5 million people immerse themselves in lakes, rivers, seas and lidos every year in the UK. The Conversation · Mar 13
Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies In Brownsville, Texas, three members of the Galvan family died after a malfunctioning air conditioner left them exposed to extreme heat. Aged between 60 and 82, all three had chronic health conditions, including diabetes and heart disease. This makes it harder for the body to regulate temperature and increases vulnerability… The Conversation · Feb 2
How the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard predicted today’s AI 30 years before ChatGPT Some writers appear so accurate in their assessment of where society and technology is taking us that they have attracted the label “prophet”. Think of J. G. Ballard, Octavia E. Butler, Marshall McLuhan, or Donna Haraway. The Conversation · Nov 4, 2025
Cyborgs, snapchat dysmorphia and AI-led surgery: has our digital age ruined beauty? From photo-editing apps to ‘Instagram face’, technology has radically altered the way we see ourselves. Ahead of a new exhibition at Somerset House, our critic considers the meaning of art in a digital age The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025
Top 10 wilderness stories From ancient forests and isolated and unnamed mountainous regions to the US west, literature relishes wild settings The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022
How early childhood education is responding to climate change To the untrained eye, the small community garden on Coast and Straits Salish territory — on what passersby commonly know as the University of Victoria campus — might look unruly. Bursting with dandelions, lamb’s ear and grasses, it’s difficult to tell where the garden starts and where it ends. The Conversation · Apr 25, 2022