Ageless Voices

No ice at the North Pole

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It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.

The Invisible Government

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In a speech in Chicago, John Pilger describes how propaganda has become such a potent force in our lives and, in the words of one of its founders, represents an invisible government .

High IQ turns academics into atheists

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Intelligence is a predictor of religious scepticism, a professor has argued. Rebecca Attwood reports

Belief in God is much lower among academics than among the general population because scholars have higher IQs, a…

Long-term cannabis users may have structural brain abnormalities

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Long-term, heavy cannabis use may be associated with structural abnormalities in areas of the brain known as the hippocampus and amygdala, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one…

Pot smokers double schizophrenia risk

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Dope smokers have a 40 per cent increased risk of developing schizophrenia, and taking it regularly drives the risk up two-fold, Australian research shows.