ethics & philosophy

ideals, breaches, disappointments and inspirations

Hands up anyone who was offended

By tigtog on 2007-10-18 • ( 6 )

Few Complaints over Chaser song: According to a report by News Limited this morning, irate viewers called ABC to complain about the song and talkback radio had also been inundated with comments. But Taylor said he was not aware of… Read More ›

Ads masquerading as “information”: more infant formula company hijinks

By lauredhel on 2007-10-15

Edited to add (20 Oct 07): The Australian “Natural Parenting” website is now plastered with Wyeth formula advertisements, including on its front page. Way to go, NP. I’m glad to see they’re haemorrhaging members over it, but sorry to see… Read More ›

Idol Speculation

By tigtog on 2007-10-12 • ( 15 )

I don’t watch Australian Idol, because I hate the over-ornamented vocal style that is the current vogue. However, I’m well aware that a lot of people really enjoy watching the performances, and that a lot of kids dream about winning… Read More ›

Designer genomes: a chassis for building almost anything?

By tigtog on 2007-10-09 • ( 2 )

Grauniad: I am creating artificial life, declares US gene pioneer Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce… Read More ›

Anti-choice propaganda: following the source and the money

By lauredhel on 2007-10-05 • ( 7 )

Some of you may have stumbled across a news article citing a fancy-sounding “study” by Peter Carroll of London’s Pension and Population Research Institute: “The Breast Cancer Epidemic: Modeling and Forecasts Based on Abortion and Other Risk Factors”. From the… Read More ›

Jill nails it

By tigtog on 2007-10-01 • ( 1 )

I’ll take voting rights over a knight in shining armor, thanks.

And that’s the thing with chivalry: It always demands something in return.

Things not to do.

By lauredhel on 2007-09-30 • ( 3 )

I just remembered something that really, really pissed me off over four years ago, and that I never really complained properly about at the time. I was a subject in a breastfeeding research lab for about a year, in a… Read More ›

Styling womanhood

By lauredhel on 2007-09-13 • ( 4 )

[Headless Woman – Rodin] The Australian College of Midwives is looking for a new logo. And they’ve been looking for a while. It’s been a long, slow, bumpy process, and they’re now at the point of asking members for ideas…. Read More ›

Censoring evolution (this week, the Netherlands)

By tigtog on 2007-09-11

An evangelical christian TV station in the Netherlands has been censoring Sir David Attenborough. When the Evangelische Omroep (Evangelical Broadcasting) network showed his flagship natural history series The Life of Mammals, it made several alterations to the script to take… Read More ›