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Will artificial intelligence replace lawyers?
by Ray Brescia  |  10th December 2025

Ray Brescia, author of 'Lawyer 3.0', suggests that artificial intelligence won’t replace lawyers so much as force the profession to rethink its role by combining technology with human judgment, empathy and advocacy to better solve clients’ legal problems and close the access-to-justice gap.…Read more

Power off: How feminism can combat digital violence
by Aisha K. Gill, Maddy Coy and Tamsin Bradley and Kirsten Campbell  |  9th December 2025

The editors of the Journal of Gender-Based Violence argue that digital violence against women extends offline patriarchal abuse and demands urgent feminist action and accountability.…Read more

by Zahra Runderkamp and Judith C. de Jong  |  28th November 2025

Judith C. de Jong  and Zahra Runderkamp discuss how violence against women in politics, especially online and intersectional discourages their participation, limits visibility, and threatens democratic representation.…Read more

Briony Anderson, author of Doxxed, highlights how digital violence and privacy abuse are rapidly escalating gendered threats that particularly endanger women, girls and gender-diverse people, underscoring the urgent need for intersectional activism to protect their digital safety and autonomy.…Read more

It’s time to talk about digital therapy
by Elizabeth Cotton  |  4th November 2025

Elizabeth Cotton, author of UberTherapy, explores how the rise of digital therapy platforms has triggered a regulatory reckoning, as governments, professionals, and consumers struggle to ensure safety, accountability, and fairness within an AI-driven mental health marketplace.…Read more

Challenging the boundaries of science: Inclusion, decolonisation and change
by Bahar Muller and Elizabeth Rasekoala  |  22nd October 2025

Elizabeth Rasekoala’s award-winning book 'Race and Sociocultural Inclusion in Science Communication', calls for a global decolonisation of science communication, challenging systemic inequities and fostering inclusive, transformative practices that bridge Global North–South divides.…Read more

Can entrepreneurs in crisis teach us something about resilience?
by Rachel Doern  |  9th October 2025

Rachel Doern, author of 'The Resilient Entrepreneur', explains that resilience is a skill that can be consciously developed and strengthened through active strategies, such as adjusting one’s attention, thinking, actions, and resources, just as entrepreneurs do when navigating crises.…Read more

Becoming an algorithmic problem: Resistance in the age of predictive technology

José Marichal, author of 'You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem', examines how algorithmic personalisation lulls us into predictable, familiar choices that erode exploration and, over time, threaten the foundations of liberal democracy.…Read more

Explore urgent issues through open access reading
by Bristol University Press and Policy Press  |  19th August 2025

A curated collection of open access works explores urgent global challenges, from climate grief and AI ethics to inequality, migration, and political representation,offering critical insights for study and teaching.…Read more

In the age of AI realism, where do we stand – willing enablers, passive observers or active resisters?
by David Bailey and Masoumeh Iran Mansouri  |  14th August 2025

David Bailey and Masoumeh Iran Mansouri argue that while AI’s rapid rise offers immense promise, its grave risks may outpace weak safeguards like the EU’s AI Act unless met with far stronger resistance.…Read more