Every single human is the product of a pregnancy, yet pregnancy has not been a traditional focus in philosophy. My study will investigate important, but previously unexplored, philosophical questions about childbearing: whether foetus and mother are one single organism or two separate organisms, and the nature of the relationship between the pregnant organism and the later […]
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The BBC2 TV series, Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital, professed to be an ‘exclusive glimpse inside the UK’s only maternity hospital’ and presented an image of childbirth which was glamorous and aspirational. Here, footballer’s wife turned fashion guru Victoria Beckham had her babies, with the customary C-section to ensure that the process of […]
Minecraft, a best-selling video game, has been described as the single most creative game for children ever. A high-octane version of building blocks, the game is set in virtual worlds where the players can build elaborate structures using different materials including dirt, rock, sand, lava and obsidian. As a so-called ‘sandbox’ game, it is also […]
Childhood obesity is increasing rapidly as is childhood anxiety, depression, severe allergies, asthma, diabetes, the list goes on. It would make sense therefore that children should have easy access to health care – both physical and mental – at the place where they spend much of their time, at their school. However the lack of […]
A maternal health emergency: Maternal mortality rates in Sierra Leone are among the five highest in the world.11 out of every 100,000 women die during childbirth in the United States. 890 women within that same population will die in Sierra Leone. 40% [1] of maternal deaths in Sierra Leone are attributed to uncontrolled bleeding after birth – a Postpartum […]
When I founded The Voices Foundation in 1992, community and schools singing was in a dire state. Community singing was in sharp decline and singing in schools was woefully patchy and badly taught. I had recently returned from my Winston Churchill Fellowship travels to Eastern Europe, mid-west America and Canada, observing singing cultures around the world […]
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