ToK Essays Nov 2024

Critical race theory is a concept that's been around for decades and seeks to understand inequality and racism in the US. Here's why some say it's needed -- and why others think it's anti-American.

In recent decades, economics has gone from defining itself as a set of questions to defining itself as a set of methods, all based on individuals making decisions. By doing so, it has undermined its own ability to make progress.

The literary genre isn’t meant to predict the future, but implausible ideas that fire inventors’ imaginations often, amazingly, come true

Speedy rollout is thanks to a combination of foresight, hard work and lucky breaks, says Prof Adam Finn

Lessons from the swine and avian flu outbreaks

Coronavirus has shown how good science should be embedded in all big decisions, writes Prof Ruth Morgan.

There is a great disconnect between the sciences and the humanities. Solutions to most of our real-world problems need both ways of knowing. Moving beyond the two-culture divide is an essential step to ensure our project of civilization.

Research from India is more favourable to homeopathy than studies from anywhere else in the world – which should give us cause to be suspicious

When the 'Belgica' was stuck in the Antarctic ice in 1898 the doctor aboard saved the crew with important new medical techniques

Speedy rollout is thanks to a combination of foresight, hard work and lucky breaks, says Prof Adam Finn

While the anti-scientific bias of religious fundamentalism requires condemnation, the human inclination towards spiritual practice does not require the same antagonism. One can be entirely faithful to science while making it one aspect of a broader practice embracing the totality of your experience as a human being in this more-than-human world.

Whalers’ logbooks show rapid drop in strike rate in north Pacific due to changes in cetacean behaviour