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Can harming animals be ethically justified?

Neuralink, the biotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk is under federal investigation in the United States for potential animal welfare violations. The company has tested its brain-implant technology in animals including monkeys, sheep and pigs and allege it has killed about 1,500 animals since 2018. Neuralink has admirable goals, which include curing paralysis, blindness and depression. …

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Indigenous Custody Deaths Remain High

Thirty-one years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Indigenous fatalities remain alarmingly high. Findings from the Australian Institute of Criminology reveal sixteen Indigenous Australian people died in custody over the past year. Mia Rakhit talked to Robyn Newitt about why some of the landmark commission’s key recommendations are still going ignored. Image: …

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Nations at UN Biodiversity Summit Commit to Protecting 30% of the Globe by 2030

The UN convention on Biological Diversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada has concluded, with almost all participating nations agreeing to a set of 23 environmental targets, including a commitment to protecting 30% of the world’s landmass and oceans by 2030. The agreement also recognizes the important role of indigenous peoples and traditional land management in …

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Being a good Bad Santa

Leave with a great gift and bragging rights, or receive silly and useless gifts. Bad Santa adds a new level of fun to the once-a-year Christmas season. When all the presents are gathered, guests choose a gift of their own at random. However, the best strategy is to ‘steal’ someone else’s better gift. Joel shares …

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