Pseudo-argumentation and Same-sex Marriage

Seán Healy questions the logic used in "debates" on equal rights

To Mars and Beyond

John Bethell argues that innovators like Elon Musk will be key to addressing the biggest problems of the 21st century

You Should Talk to Strangers

Michael Mullooly comes to the surprising realisation that meeting interesting new people requires talking to them

Democracy, Today and Tomorrow

Loïc Delorme takes a comprehensive look at the decline of traditional political dichotomies and how that will affect the future of democracy

Has Facebook Had Its Day?

James Shaw welcomes the decline of Facebook in the face of more specialised competitors

Could C-Section Be the New Normal Birth?

Fatima Alaya worries that medical education is reframing conceptions of normal and natural birth

The Ortolan and the Chicken

James Shaw looks at the inconsistent logic applied to culinary ethics

Opinion in a Modern Context

Seán Healy considers our opinion of opinions, and looks at the changing mediums through which they are expressed

Obstacles Remain, Regardless of the Outcome

Simon Foy considers a more subtle threat to marriage equality, in the form of social pressure against straight men expressing their support

Choosing to be Childfree

Aisling Curtis challenges the idea that childlessness is unnatural or selfish, and argues we can all benefit from accepting different views of happiness