5 minute read. Both Washington and Tehran share blame for the breakdown that led to war, writes Vice Provost Mehrzad Boroujerdi, tracing how mutual distrust, Israeli influence, and strategic rigidity led to war.
4 minute read. The US and Israel are bombing Iran — and SOAS Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam warns this illegal war could drag the entire world into crisis.
Is Earth the only planet harboring intelligent life? Aly Kamadia interviews Oxford-minted astrobiologist and Professor Jonti Horner on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, the Fermi Paradox, and why the answer matters.
It is arguably the single most captivating question in astronomy. In this month’s newsletter, iDose Magazine Editor Aly Kamadia introduces a conversation with astrobiologist Jonti Horner to see if we are finally close to an answer.
15 minute read. While reviewing two timely books, Elaine Coburn, Professor of International Studies at York University, debunks the myths of the “good billionaire” and examines how concentrated private power erodes public decision-making.
7 minute read. When we think about the future, it naturally seems to be ‘open’ – a realm of unfixed possibilities. But is this correct? Alison Fernandes, Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Dublin, explores how time travel and physics challenge our intuition.
5 minute read. Can AI truly care? Distinguished cognitive scientist Paul Thagard argues that without physiology, AI only offers the illusion of care—a dangerous trap for human users
Could US and European aid cuts cause millions of deaths? iDose Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Aly Kamadia, provides a key figure and comments in January’s Newsletter
6 minute read. Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown offers a sobering assessment of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from international institutions
5 minute read. A blood test that you might not be getting is proving to be valuable for heart disease prevention, writes Mary J. Scourboutakos, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Family and Community Medicine
10 minute read. We are all hypocrites, argues Michael Hallsworth, Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania. The question is how to manage this reality
5 minute read. President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass, comments on what he views as the Trump foreign policy doctrine in light of the US taking out Venezuela’s President
2 minute read. What impact will President Trump’s actions against Venezuela have internationally? In this short but informative Q&A, Professor of International Relations Peter Trubowitz addresses this and two other questions
10 minute read. Science is under threat, and in this review, Fiona Helen Panther provides crucial context for that war while reviewing a new book. Panther is Forrest Research Fellow in physics at The University of Western Australia
10 minute read. Six intellectuals, including a Nobel Prize winner, comment on whether the U.S. will face a financial crisis in 2026