
Michael Cook
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How Amazon Continues the Trend of Non-Family Friendly Corporate Cultures
How far will workers be pushed?

Dutch Court Orders Woman With Dementia Euthanized
Nursing home had resisted, said woman was happy, enjoying life

The Story of the Catholic Convert Who Survived Nagasaki
Takashi Negai may eventually be declared a saint

Will Face Recognition Technology Be the Nail in the Coffin of Personal Privacy?
Even churches are starting to use it

The Next Heads to Roll in the Sexual Revolution
Predicting the likely outcome of the landmark Supreme Court case

What Will LBGT-Friendly Laws Mean for Medicine?
The repercussions are just becoming clear

What Charity Without God Looks Like
Peter Singer's new book on philanthropy reveals a dark side to utilitarianism

It Wasn’t the Gays Who Trashed Marriage in Ireland
Traditional marriage has been on the skids for decades

Millions of American Dollars Fund Pro-Gay Side of Irish Referendum on Same-Sex Marriage
American gay lobby exerts its influence in Catholic Ireland

Think the Pill is Safe? Think Again, Say Scientists
Studies show birth control pill as dangerous as anabolic performance-enchancing steroids

Christians are Disappearing from the Middle East
But some of the region's bishops urge Christians to work with Muslims for free and tolerant society

Dutch Doctors Approve Harvesting Organs from Euthanasia “Patients”
Ethical line is crossed as pressure on ill to die mounts

On the Front Lines of the Ebola Outbreak
Heroic medics care for the sick in the face of danger

Discovered: The Secret of Morality
American scientists contend that the way to make people more moral is to get them to think about science.

Australia Needs a Referendum on Redefining Marriage
Supporters of same-sex marriage oppose a referendum on the issue in Australia - and it's because they know it would allow the issue to be robustly debated.

Forget About Internet Privacy, What About Genetic Privacy?
It's becoming easier for anyone, not just the government but ordinary citizens, to track down others based on DNA samples. Are you ready for the new world of genetic espionage?

Book Review: Inferno, by Dan Brown
Dan Brown is no literary genius...nor a good scientist

Embryonic Stem Cells Haven’t Cured Anyone, So Where’s the Apology?
The sputtering end to the greatest bioethics battle of the 21st century

