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Emma Thompson calls weight-shaming of young actresses ‘evil’

Pressure on female actors to be thin is evil, and getting worse, says Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson calls for people to ‘shout loudly’ about Climate Change

Emma Thompson is calling for people to open their eyes to the reality of climate change.

Jolie defends UN, decries ‘rising tide of nationalism’

Angelina Jolie speaks at the UN, and takes aim at someone whose name she can’t mention

Human Rights Lawyer Amal Clooney Urges Government Probe of IS

Esteemed Human Rights Lawyer, Amal Clooney, urges Iraq to allow UN probes into crimes perpetrated by IS.

How you can save the web: its inventor writes

I invented the web. Here are three things we need to change to save it, writes Sir Tim Berners-Lee

What does it mean to be human?

In a few decades, artificial intelligence will outstrip many abilities we believe make us special. What is our future?

Mother Earth

Artist, Grammy Award-winner, Unicef ambassador and mother, Angélique Kidjo shares her hoped for the future and how she is enacting change.

Beauty and the breast: Emma Watson photo sparks furore over feminism

Emma Watson’s previously impeccable feminist credentials are called into question following a Vanity Fair photo

Smart Thinker: Tania De Jong

How one musician has raised her voice to make change for many.

Innovation in Imaging

Dr Anne Rios from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) in Melbourne , is using the state-of-the art imagining equipment to visualise the activity of cells in both normal and cancerous environments.

Five Minutes With: Winemaker Dr. Stephanie Lambert

We speak to incredible talent, Dr Stephanie Lambert, winemaker at Amisfield about her incredible life and greatest achievements.

Kate puts a smile on the face of sick children

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visited Ronald McDonald House, opening a new residence for sick children and their families.

Natural-Born Trailblazer

As a natural beauty pioneer Dr. Hauschka celebrates its 50th birthday, we take a closer look at the iconic beauty house.

Angelina Jolie on Cambodia and the story that must be told

Angelina Jolie on her latest role and why Cambodia has been an “awakening”.

10 ways to promote social justice everyday

Amid growing uncertainty and turmoil around the globe, it takes courage to stand up for what you think is right. So how can we be the change we want to see in the world?

Winston Churchill asked: are we alone in the universe?

Great wartime prime minister was also a respected scientist. Was he right about alien life?

Meryl Streep refuses to be a target

Meryl Streep speaks out about the backlash she received after that famous acceptance speech.

“The Future is Female”

Hilary Clinton makes her first video appearance since Trump’s inauguration

The modern science behind Peter Pan

Finding Neverland: how Peter Pan’s creator was years ahead of scientific discoveries

Angelina Jolie: “Refugee policy should be based on facts, not fear.”

Angelina Jolie reveals her deepest fears in a passionate op-ed after Trump’s refugee policy shocks the world.

Harry and William to Honour Princess Di with Memorial

Princes William and Harry to honour their late mother, Princess Diana, with statue.

Conflict in the Classroom

How to help children navigate appropriate social behaviour at an age when they are experimenting with boundaries.

Five minutes with Saroo Brierley

MiNDFOOD chats with the man behind the movie ‘Lion’ – Saroo Brierley, about his remarkable life. Saroo Brierley, who inspired […]

Michelle Obama: what’s the next act in a very public life?

As Michelle Obama prepares to leave the White House, her most exciting years may be ahead of her

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