Is AI a serious risk to humanity?

What are the biggest risks facing humanity today? You’ll probably come up with a list containing the likes of climate change and nuclear war. Surely, the biggest risks are those that could have catastrophic outcomes. Whatever you think, you likely also think that mitigating or even eliminating these risks should be a priority for most […]

In defence of Just Stop Oil: why condemning their protests says more about you than them

The environmental activist group Just Stop Oil has been in the news again over the last week due to their latest protest – in this case, spray-painting the US embassy orange in response to the election result that has named Donald Trump as President. This is just the latest example of a high-profile protest act […]

There’s no ethical consumption under capitalism, is there?

Feeling Engl-ish: is national identity fading?

Falling into the drink: alcohol and university life

Cashing in on Valentine’s Day

Beating the January blues, one second at a time

The dark reality of a white (saviourist) Christmas

Illuminating Durham’s streetlighting

Being charitable on a student budget