Humanities

Arsenic Poisoning Drinking Water - Researchers believe that about 140 million people, mainly in developing countries are being poisoned by arsenic in their drinking water.

Amish Quilting Was Once Thought Revolutionary - Very few quilts are known to have been made by the Amish before the 1870s. Then over 15 years quilting became quite common. It is now considered commonplace and expected in the Amish community.

Europe Has Forgotten Its Families - The debate in Brussels over a new European treaty is a sideshow to the real issue confronting Europe: the state of the family.

Watada's Stand - When it comes time for you to take a stand, will you be ready?

The Greatest Invention In The World - The future is upon us in the form of the world wide web. As more and more people learn to access it and talk to each other, humanity will move to some clearer ideas about how to resolve its most pressing problems.

How Can You Tell If Something Is Nonsense - What is the difference between something sensible and something nonsensical and why is it important to be able to distinguish between the two.

Acts of Kindness Benefit Everyone - Do you really want to be happy? Everyone says yes, but the gateway to happiness makes some of us frown. The gateway to happiness, is giving to others.

Who Cares? The Crisis Facing An Ageing Society - When the baby boom generation embraced birth control they forgot to ask who would support them and look after them in their old, old age.

What's Up With British Youth? - Official Britain is trying everything but the obvious to bring up kids better.

Why We Are Self-Destructive - When we arrest our own expression of life force, either individually or collectively, we turn the force of desire against ourselves and become self-destructive.