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Debate Of The Day: Is God back?

THE NEWS: It is almost 150 years since German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche declared that “God is dead”. Now some believe young people are leading a religious revival. Thomas the Apostle was often late to the party. He was the last of the apostles to accept the resurrection of Jesus, earning him the name Doubting Thomas. […]
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DEBATE OF THE Week

Does ingenuity always save us in the end? The Zelp mask is one of the winning entries for this year’s Prince of Wales’ Terra Carta Design Lab awards. It could be the answer to one of the biggest causes of global warming: methane emissions from farm animals. When the cow burps, the methane it produces […]
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DEBATE OF THE DAY

Would you welcome a Ukrainian into your home? The Russian retreat has allowed a clearer picture to emerge of the huge amount of damage and destruction to lives and towns and villages seized during their push towards the capital. More than two million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began. This is becoming […]
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Are birds like humans?

As we learn about our feathered friends, their feats of language, memory and even artistic appreciation raise questions about how different we really are. At the end of each day, as Irene Pepperberg placed her parrot Alex back into his cage, he would bid her goodnight: “You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.” […]