Category: Technology & Science

The basic chemistry of hair dyes has changed little over the last century, but what do we know about the risks of colouring our hair, and why do we do it? Rebecca Guenard finds out.

Companies like Twitter believe that conducting censorship for Turkey or Russia prevents them from getting blocked, but at what cost?

A history of how the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science brought science out of the academy to the people.

Naloxone can reverse an otherwise fatal heroin overdose within minutes. Carrie Arnold meets the doctors who put this remarkable drug in the hands of the police, families and addicts—and saved thousands of lives.

National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden answered questions from Canadian students recently, telling them that mass surveillance can actually harm the ability to prevent terrorist attacks while also being detrimental to personal privacy.

This week we talk about ethics in the hacking tradition by way of our weekly ebook.

It isn’t cool to be anti-science, or anti-medicine. It’s dumb. And deadly.

If the FCC ignores the industry pressure and approves Wheeler’s rules, activists who have fought for a decade to keep the Internet open will have plenty to celebrate.

The United Nations Environment Programme begins an important four year mission to Assess the Planet’s State of Biodiversity and Ecosystems.