Jimmy Carter’s crowning achievements came after having the most powerful job in the world
The Georgian was a campaigner for human rights, democracy and public health – and a devoted husbandIt was the spring of 2014 and I was at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Washington to interview Jimmy Carter. The former president had just published a new book on women’s rights and was keen to make his case…
The future lifespan of plants just got extended
For now, the future of life on Earth is in human hands. But after the anthropocentric era, the situation starts to get dicey. The sun’s luminosity is increasing over time, about 1% every 110 million years, so the Earth’s surface will gradually get warmer (but at a vastly slower rate than today’s global warming…
Watch Taisei Sakuraba win MMA debut with 26-second knockout at Rizin Decade
Photo via RIZIN Taisei Sakuraba’s MMA debut didn’t last long, but it was an epic moment for old school Japanese MMA fans. With his father in the corner, legendary PRIDE veteran and UFC Hall of Fame Kazushi Sakuraba, “Saku Jr.” took on 41-fight veteran Yusuke Yachi in the early portion of Rizin Decade on Dec…
Michelle Buteau Slams Dave Chappelle’s Anti-Trans Jokes in New Netflix Special: We Can ‘Tell Stories and Not Disparage Whole Communities’
Michelle Buteau slammed Dave Chappelle and his controversial jokes about the transgender community in her new comedy special “Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall,” which debuted Tuesday on Netflix. Buteau began criticizing Chappelle after telling a story about her “Black lesbian friend.” She noted the subject matter elicited a spectrum of…
UN condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working at NGOs
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday that Afghanistan’s governing Taliban authorities must reverse their ban on Afghan women working for NGOs. Since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, women have been progressively erased from public spaces, prompting the United Nations to denounce the “gender apartheid” the administration has established…
Balochistan in 2024: The year of the women
As we bid adieu to 2024, Balochistan finds itself at a critical juncture — grappling with a year shaped by political turmoil, devastating floods, spiralling violence, and the rise of grassroots rights movements. The year began ominously enough — with a direct confrontation in Islamabad between the state and protesters demanding to know the whereabouts…
AI could shrink our brains, evolutionary biologist predicts
Evolution could alter or even eliminate some of the human traits we cherish most, changing forever what it means to be human…
This New Year’s Eve, take a moment to appreciate your regrets
As we ponder our regrets on New Year’s Eve, it’s important to remember that regret is an important part of being human…Researchers successfully train robots to perform surgery by watching videos
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University have successfully trained robots to perform surgical tasks with the precision of human doctors by watching videos. This advancement, presented at the recent Conference on Robot Learning in Munich, marks a significant step towards more autonomous surgical robots and could be a…Read Entire Article…