SIGAL SAMUEL: Martha Nussbaum is a very, very big deal, the kind of philosopher who, when she publishes a book, makes waves well beyond the ivory towers of academia. Her new volume, Justice for Animals, plunges into the animal welfare debate, billing itself as a “revolutionary new theory” in how we humans think about other […]
JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL: As crimes go, it took balls. Just before Christmas, thieves stole 60 containers of bull sperm from a farm in Olfen, a small town near Cologne, Germany. You might wonder what you do with litres of bovine ejaculate. Well, bull semen from premium pedigree bulls can be worth its weight in gold. Literally. […]
TARA DE BOER: A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders has found a correlation between a highly inflammatory diet and an increased risk for depression. And the researchers state their findings will have an impact on public health, as it’s an indication that a controlled diet could potentially help those with depression […]
