Artificial womb technology could eventually make it possible to grow a foetus from conception to “birth” wholly outside the human body.
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Artificial wombs could drastically change how the decision to become a parent fits into many people’s lives.
Men and boys, many dressed as women, attacking a turnpike gate in protest at charges at tollgates on public roads in west Wales. The Illustrated London News, 1843.
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When links with the past are destroyed, there is a loss of opportunity to continue a way of life, to live in the place one’s parents and grandparents lived.
The happiness and fulfilment you feel with the decision will depend on many different factors.
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Sapolsky summarises the latest scientific research relevant to determinism: the idea that we’re causally ‘determined’ to act as we do and couldn’t possibly act any other way.
Too Many Blackamoors by Heather Agyepong (2021).
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Legal expert on the obscure law that makes King Charles and Prince Williams the heirs of people who die without wills or close relatives in Lancashire and Cornwall.
Sam Bankman-Fried (centre) leaving court in June 2023 after he was charged following the collapse of his cryptocurrency business.
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Through the Loss and Damage Fund, developed states and major emitters will compensate developing countries experiencing the most devastating effects of climate change. The fund is now operational.
Sometimes a choice over what to order at a restaurant or wear to work can feel as much an ordeal as major life decisions. Here’s what psychology research shows about why.
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is one of the democratic leaders who have not condemned Russia for invading Ukraine.
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