Maureen and her repaired toaster

Let's get fixable: why we need the right to repair

14 March 2023

From toasters that won’t pop to farmers hacking their own tractors, we ask why the right to repair is important for people and for the planet – and we visit a local Repair Café to meet some of the 'fixers' in action.

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Should we allow genome editing of human embryos?

28 February 2023

A citizens’ jury of individuals whose lives have been affected by hereditary disease has voted in favour of asking the UK government to consider changing the law to allow genome editing of human embryos to treat serious genetic conditions.

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Engraving of scene from Pride and Prejudice

Memes-field Park? ‘Digital natives’ are flirting with Jane Austen’s vision of the ideal man all over again

27 January 2023

Know about the Darcy hand-flex? Remember that lake scene with Colin Firth? For 200 years, audiences have been swooning over different portrayals of Mr Darcy, Jane Austen’s iconic male hero. Now, he and Austen’s work in general are experiencing yet another rebirth: this time as the ‘meme idols’ of ‘digitally native’ millennials and Generation Z.

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