Insight Video: There is no question that life has speeded up in recent years. We long ago entered the information age, but can we continue to endlessly process more and more?
In addition to authoring a number of books, David Hulme has contributed essays to two volumes edited by Charles Pasternak, biochemist and founding director of the Oxford International Biomedical Centre.
In this interview with Jonathan Glover, which first appeared in the Summer 2001 issue, the British ethics professor addresses the human proclivity for cruelty.
It takes a real shock to the system to make us step back and ponder the state of things. We often just go on ignoring potential difficulties though we suspect or even know they exist.