How much do our genes determine about our lives, and can they influence traits like risk-taking, anti-social behavior or even violence? ian sample talk to katherine paige hardenA behavioral geneticist and professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, who studies how genetic factors shape human behavior. In her book Original Sin she
In September 2025, Melbourne wellness influencer Stacey Warnke decided to give birth at home, free of all medical assistance. When she went into labor, no one was present except her husband and a woman named Emily Lal. Warnke later died in hospital. Lal, who describes herself as a ‘birth savior’, had no formal medical training
Meet Kathy Tye: serial entrepreneur, self-described “biotech Barbie,” and the woman aiming to revolutionize reproduction by using Crispr to edit human embryos. Beneath the tech-startup polish lies a provocative mission: to take the biological lottery out of nature’s hands and into the hands of parents. But As jenny kleiman says Helen PiddAll is not as
The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter delivers the stories that really matter straight to you every weekday. In just a few weeks, we have no idea what to expect clutchThe upcoming open-world action-racing game from the new team at Maverick Games, here’s an in-depth look at its world, not
An anonymous story viewer can be useful when one wants to check out public Instagram Stories without turning a small scene into a visible social signal. The right option should be simple, personal, fast and clear to whom it can reach. Before using any viewer, the main question is not just whether it works or
This week, Anthony Albanese’s UK counterpart, Keir Starmer, resigned as prime minister, bowing to mounting pressure. Many comparisons have been made between the pair, with the latter falling in the polls after landslide election victories, while insurgent right-wing parties have gained ground. Josephine Tovey talks to mike teacher,gabrielle jackson And International editor of Guardian Australia,
Earlier this year, Karl Stefanovic launched his own independent podcast, which has hosted a range of guests from Anthony Albanese to Pauline Hanson. In his latest episode, Stefanovic was in the UK to interview far-right activist Tommy Robinson, a man with multiple criminal convictions who promotes Islamophobic conspiracy theories and is accused of inciting violent
We’re raiding the Guardian’s long-read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years gone by, along with new introductions from the writers. This week, from 2023: Gary Hunt is an enigma. He trains with the intensity of a modern athlete, but relaxes like a player from a bygone era. She is extremely competitive but
A Princeton University dropout who spent most of his life in New York, F. Scott Fitzgerald is often associated with the East Coast, but the themes that recur in his work – old money versus new money, the dangerous allure of the American dream – also belong to California. And Fitzgerald did just that for
Not every MV Agusta machine was built to win Grand Prix races. Some were created to inspire dreams. That’s exactly the case with a rare Mini GP replica from the Italian manufacturer that will be auctioned in the United Kingdom next month, a collector’s piece whose story dates back to the 1970s and one of