Has medically assisted death become ‘a way to kill the vulnerable’ with suicide ‘inducing hopelessness’?
A year ago, Switzerland legalised a fancy new way for people to kill themselves that is likely to appeal to young people – a space-age “coffin-like capsule with windows” designed so that the decedent-to-be can push a button, flood the interior with nitrogen and die within 10 minutes. In 2017,...
Concern over steep rise in ‘mercy killing’ or ‘doctor-assisted suicide’ in Canada, Europe
The growing worldwide trend of euthanasia and/or assisted suicide, especially among children and young people, has critics asking troubling questions about the real motivation behind a spate of new laws. In a recent CHD.TV talk-show Good Morning CHD, three Canadian doctors – Dr Charles Hoffe and Dr Stephen Malthouse and...
How UK science fails Black scholars: Number of minority ethnicities dwindles at every stage of academia
In 2018, Robert Mokaya – from Kenya – discovered that he was the only Black chemistry professor in the United Kingdom. For a decade, he’d assumed there were others who he hadn’t met until investigations by the UK Royal Society of Chemistry revealed his lonely status. “Somebody said to me,...
Mukombero: A herb that thrives in western Kenya tops dietary endorsements for couple wellness during Christmas
The setting in of Christmas season has led to an unprecedented explosion of advertising of medicative substances online as male wellness topping business agenda. Aware of the grim risks posed by unapproved substances being promoted on social media – Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, among others – an online weekly See...
Germany ‘keeper Oliver Kahn opens up on his ‘depression as two billion people watched me fail’ in 2002 World Cup
“Two billion people watched me fail,” says Kahn in a recent statement while remembering the 2002 FIFA World Cup final. In Brazil’s 1-0 first half lead, Rivaldo shot from distance, Kahn failed to keep the ball firmly in his grip, and Ronaldo scored from the rebound. After the game that...
How cooked food led to enlarged brains, evidence in Kenya shows humans were roasting meat over fires 1.5 million years ago
This December, it’s cold and we’re constantly hungry, so we’re thinking about cooking. Also, yes, we’re going to get into the Graham Hancock Netflix series. You knew it was coming. At this time of year, as the temperatures drop and the rain is near-constant, I find myself always craving pies....
Changing attitudes: How catalytic mechanisms make desired behaviour automatic and easier
Reduce the cost of electricity after 6pm and let customers know about the cost savings potential. Cost-conscious people do their laundry and run their dishwashers in the evening and the power company defers the need to build a new power plant by reducing the peak demand. It’s voluntary, so compliance...
Why organisations are opting for catalytic mechanisms to tamp down negative energy
For years I’ve been fascinated by something that Jim Collins labelled “catalytic mechanisms” in a 1999 Harvard Business Review article. The article, titled Turning Goals into Results: The Power of Catalytic Mechanisms, described how to powerfully influence people in organisations to change their behaviour – easily, permanently and nearly effortlessly....
40-year trial shows organic farming produces higher yields, profits for farmers during droughts
The longest-running – four-decade – investigation comparing organic and conventional grain-cropping approaches in North America is reporting impressive results for organic. Recently announced in the Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial – 40-Year Report are these outcomes: Organic systems achieve 3-6 times the profit of conventional production. Yields for the organic...
Rustling: In northern Uganda, soldiers deem poorly dressed herders criminals, release those who speak English well
Suspects arrested by Ugandan military for cattle rustling are routinely held in prisons or army barracks. In Kotido district in northern Uganda four former detainees described the harrowing experience they had been subjected to, which included tortured in military custody. When the arrests happen, the first to be released were...
