The superstition that opposes GM crops is deadly for the world’s hungry
UNHERD
There are only 32 harvests left before the world’s population hits 10 billion in 2050. Between then and now, farmers around the world need to increase production by 70%.
Social media lifts the veil on our opinions
THE WEEK
The rise of social media has polarised society by herding us into self-reinforcing echo chambers. That’s the conventional wisdom these days, say Chris Bullivant. But it’s not true.
Did we ever listen to alternative viewpoints?
UNHERD
Polarised views, diametrically opposed and vehemently held, have always lived side by side in society. But in the past, we lived largely in blissful ignorance of them.
After refugees arrive, the hard work begins
UNHERD
This month, an 18-year-old Iraqi refugee, who had been living in the UK for three years, took a homemade bomb onto the London Underground.
Does Jacindamania in New Zealand and Corbynmania in the UK speak of the global rise of the Left?
UNHERD
Does Jacindamania and Corbynmania suggest a global swing to the Left? Or is Jacindamania part of a pattern of voter volatility?
Next century outrage? Daycare
UNHERD
There is a small building on the side of the railway tracks on my commute. A sad bungalow masked by signs in bright primary colors. It is a daycare facility.
Benefits Street: if only it were unrepresentative
I WRITE WHAT I LIKE
The resulting exposé is an accurate, empathetic, portrayal of a very regular feature of British life