Exclusive – Chatting to the ‘Gen Z Historian’ Kahlil Greene
The self-professed Gen Z historian, who uses content creation to channel his passion for history, social justice, and public speaking, educates young people on how to build their knowledge so as to best support the causes they care about most. We spoke to him about what this involves. ‘Everyone has...
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Should we pay people a daily rate to protect the environment?
A conservation basic income (CBI) should be awarded to those living in fragile forests and regions of biodiversity, a new study says. Researchers believe it would incentivise communities to halt activity that causes environmental degradation. We all know that money makes the world go round. Well, kind of. We depend on...
Doctors urged not to rely on BMI to assess health
The American Medical Association is no longer recommending the use of body mass index as a measure of weight, after years of controversy and criticism around the metric. The scales are formally shifting on body mass index (BMI), a measurement that’s been the source of much scorn in recent years. Invented...
Homeless families forced out of hotels due to Beyoncé tour
A number of families put up in a hotel by Enfield Council have been forced out due to increased demands for accommodation during Beyoncé’s musical tour. The council says it waited too late to renew their stay. Up to thirty homeless families will be forced out of temporary hotel accommodation...
WHO declares Benin and Mali trachoma-free
Trachoma has plagued poor communities across the globe for centuries. This week, the World Health Organization declared both Benin and Mali to have eradicated the disease, joining four other African nations in eliminating the problem fully. The profound consequences of trachoma on communities have been extensively documented. Recently, a collaborative...
Limits on blood donations from gay and bisexual men eased by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration has announced it will not lift its total ban on gay and bisexual men from giving blood donations in the US. The policy, which has been in place for more than 30 years, has been altered after being deemed discriminatory. Each year, around 110 million blood...
How has Biden approached climate diplomacy?
The election of President Joe Biden brought forth a renewed sense of hope and urgency in the fight against climate change. On April 22, 2021, world leaders were brought together at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate. With a firm commitment to reversing the policies of the previous administration, Biden promised bold action to address pressing environmental challenges, from rejoining international agreements to implementing ambitious clean energy initiatives. However, throughout his tenure,...
New study reveals that menstrual misinformation is on the rise
According to research published this month by period tracking app Flo Health, there exist prominent gaps in the knowledge women have about their own bodies. While women’s health has undergone a generational culture shift in recent years, prompting more open discourse around historically stigmatised concerns regarding our wombs, it’s still pretty common for those of us who menstruate to feel conditioned to accept that debilitating pain is normal, nay something...
Exclusive – Genesis Butler on animal agriculture and the climate crisis
We spoke with sixteen-year-old activist Genesis Butler about the inextricable link between animal rights and the climate crisis. At the age of six, Genesis Butler decided to become vegan. It was a move unexpected by her parents, who were raising her in a home that combines Black, Mexican, and Indigenous heritage and in which meat-based meals have been woven into the culture for millennia. But to Genesis, who spent her free...
Why have India’s top wrestlers taken to the streets in protest?
India’s Olympic-level wrestlers have recently been leading a demonstration in New Delhi as an act of protest. This movement, which started with MP Brij Bhushan being accused of sexual assault, is scheduled to end only after his arrest. With powerful stakeholders involved, the victims await justice and an acceptable probe. TW: This article contains mentions of sexual harassment. With the Paris Olympics soon approaching, we have seen athletes from across the...
