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With robots, is a life without work one we'd want to live?

Being gainfully employed is about more than money. We need to consider what will give our lives purpose and connection in the age of automation. When Aristotle described “the complete happiness of man”,

September 26, 2016
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Debate: Does the world need nuclear energy?

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Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off over the pros and cons. A discussion that'll make you think — and might even change your mind.

February 1, 2010
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Debate: Genetically Modify Food

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Genetically modified (GM) foods have been around for decades. Created by modifying the DNA of one organism through the introduction of genes from another, they are developed for a number of different reasons—to fight disease, enhance flavor, resist pests, improve nutrition, survive drought—and are mainly found in our food supply in processed foods using corn, soybeans, and sugar beets, and as feed for farm animals. Across the country and around the world, communities are fighting the cultivation of genetically engineered crops. Are they safe? How do they impact the environment? Can they improve food security? Is the world better off with or without GM food?

August 15, 2016
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Resistance isn’t futile – how to tackle drug-resistant superbugs

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Low profit margins and the difficulty of finding new drugs has led to big pharma shutting down its antibiotics programmes. But now researchers are adopting new approaches to tackle drug-resistant superbugs

July 19, 2015
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