It is a commonly accepted theory that increased levels of Co2 are causing an increase in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere via the ‘greenhouse effect.’ More and more scientists are arguing, however, that this is still just a theory – one that is being used by media, politicians and other organisations to manipulate an … Read more
Should the National Aeronautics and space administration (NASA) be government funded? All the Yes points: The government should stop funding NASA because it is not worth the $17 billion of taxpayers’ money … NASA is such an expensive part of the government budget that it would be better to redirect the mone… We should solve … Read more
Based on the information, there is not an issue with rising tempeture, CO2 levels All the Yes points: Temperature from history Sea level Weather Because people are losing lives and our climate is changing Many factors involved. All the No points: The scale of the problem The need for oil Polar Bears and other species … Read more
The use of live animals in controlled laboratory tests is common place the world over. This debate aims to lay out the argument both for and against. Before you cast your vote, I ask you to put aside your initial persuasion, and weigh up the relative merits as outlined below. All the Yes points: Animal … Read more
An ongoing debate in the field of linguistics is whether language is controlled by thought, or thought by language. Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf proposed a hypothesis claiming that a person’s native language will control their thoughts and that if a concept is not expressed in one’s native language, they will not understand this concept. … Read more
Billions of dollars are spent every year by the world’s space agencies, but does this money bring us any benefit, or should we pull the plug and spend it elsewhere? All the Yes points: against space exploration Space exploration gives us no direct benefit The Earth itself is not fully explored yet A commercial space … Read more
