The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health brought together 37 world-leading scientists from across the globe to answer this question: Can we feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries? The answer is yes, but we it will be impossible without transforming eating habits, improving food production and reducing food waste. … [Read more...]
U.S. actress and model Raquel Welch dies aged 82
1960년대 핀업 걸로 유명했던 라퀠 웰치 83세에 별세 And finally U.S. actress and model Raquel Welch, has died at the age of 82. According to her manager she died peacefully on Wednesday morning local time after a brief illness. Credited with paving the way for action heroines Welch shot to stardom after appearing in the 1966 sci-fi film "Fantastic Voyage". She also became a sex icon after her … [Read more...]
Genders, Rights and Freedom of Speech
Jordan Peterson, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto, posted a YouTube video criticizing the proposed Bill C-16, which adds gender identity and gender expression to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination. His video caused concern and sparked conversation. The Agenda convenes a panel to ask: Is the legislation a matter of human rights or a case of legal … [Read more...]
Will Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan? Experts analyse growing tensions between U.S., China
펠로시 동아시아 순방, 대만 들를까... 미중 '일촉즉발' It's time for Global Insight where we speak to experts around the world on issues making headlines. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi set off Sunday for her first Asia trip with stopovers in Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. The details of her trip have not been released,... along with whether or not she will visit Taiwan during her … [Read more...]
Madeleine Albright: On being a woman and a diplomat
http://www.ted.com Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks bluntly about politics and diplomacy, making the case that women's issues deserve a place at the center of foreign policy. Far from being a "soft" issue, she says, women's issues are often the very hardest ones, dealing directly with life and death. A frank and funny Q&A with Pat Mitchell from the Paley … [Read more...]