Humanosity says…With Brexit looming and the status of British immigrants in the EU still not settled this article looks at the numbers of Brits living in the EU, moving to the EU and which...
Culture
Acquiring Knowledge. How Did We Learn to Cook Poisonous Plants?
Humanosity says…We are always amazed at the human desire for knowledge. However often we don’t think about the amount of effort that has gone into acquiring knowledge. In modern times we...
Morgan Freeman Converted His 124-Acre Ranch Into A Giant...
Humanosity says…Morgan Freeman is one of my favourite actors and the fact that he has converted his ranch into a giant honeybee sanctuary just makes us love him more! Here are the details of...
Is it actually healthy to stop eating red meat?
Humanosity says…Eating red meat is bad for the environment and for your health. We have all heard this and when it comes to the environment there’s really no argument. However, what is...
How a bench and a team of grandmothers can tackle depression
Humanosity says: Access to mental health services is a huge problem, especially in the developing world. This great article from the BBC shows how an unlikely way of tackling depression may have been...
An Old English Custom – Wife Selling
Humanosity says…..It’s often easy to forget that civilisation is a very thin veneer and when you peel the layers back the picture of the society that is revealed is often not very pretty...
Modern Life in the US has Made it Easier for Serial Killers to...
Humanosity says… 40% of homicides in the USA now go unsolved. This article explores if our modern lives have made things easier for serial killers to indulge their homicidal urges… Serial...
2nd Album Syndrome: 3 Steps to Ensure Success
You always serve the good wine first and then once everyone is feeling inebriated, you bring out the cheap stuff. It’s a timeless axiom, but unfortunately, it is as true of how we treat initial...
The History of Gin. How It Became the Popular Tipple of Choice.
Humanosity says..if you are enjoying the newfound popularity of gin then this article is for you. It traces the history of gin from a ‘cure-all’ sold in Flemish pharmacies to the boutique...
The Reaction to a Hardcore Huntress: A Philosophical Debate
There has been an outbreak of moral indignation over pictures of self-avowed ‘hardcore huntress’ Larysa Switlyk posting pictures of her next to goat she had shot on Islay next to the caption “We...
The Last Legal Sex Workers in Tunisia
Humanosity says…It’s the world’s oldest profession but to find out that there has been a regulated and legal sex trade in an Islamic country is a surprise to us at Humanosity. This...
The CIA’s Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And...
Humanosity says…Phrases like the CIA paid $240,000 for the world’s entire supply of LSD caught my attention. For those who are unaware, this article delves into a dark chapter of the cold...
Morrissey Backs a White Nationalist Political Party. Do Fans...
Humanosity says what do you do when the creator of music that you love espouses views that you find abhorrent? Is it possible to separate the author from their creation? In recent times Morrissey has...
Angels, Airships, and Aliens: The 3,500-Year History of UFO...
Myths of dragons are based on ancient discoveries of dinosaur fossils. It makes sense that sightings of strange objects in the skies would have led to beliefs in angels and gods in more religious...
Key Lessons in How to Prevent Extremism. It’s Not About...
Humanosity says….We have been following the how the far right is becoming more organised and expanding it’s reach globally. For instance the radicalisation of the perpetrator of the...
‘Farmed’ Out to a White Family, I Became a Skinhead: The Untold...
Watch Trailer Humanosity says…This interview sheds light on a little known piece of UK race relations in which thousands of Nigerian children were handed over to British families so that their...
The Town Where Apartheid Refuses to Die: Orania, a Whites Only...
Humanosity says that change is always difficult and cultural change is no different. In fact for the residents of Orania, perched along the Orange River in the Northern Cape, change has proved so...
Activism, Identity Politics, and Pop’s Great...
Humanosity says..Music has a long history of producing political activism. However, this article points to a new trend of pop stars who are increasingly combining new technology and activism in what...
The Rise and Fall of Venezuela, as Seen from a Colombia Border...
Humanosity says..Venezuela has disappeared from the news yet despite this a human tragedy of epic proportions is still unfolding. This article examines the collapse of the country through the prism...
Debbie Harry on Heroin, Rape, Robbery – and why she Still Feels...
Humanosity says…. Icon is often an overused term but in the case of Debbie Harry, it’s perhaps well deserved. Without Debbie Harry, it’s hard to imagine Madonna becoming the...