UN to leave Lebanon, and Sadiah Qureshi on bringing lost species back to life
6/24/202655 min
UN peacekeepers are leaving southern Lebanon after 40 years, which makes former peacekeeper, Professor Ray Murphy feel very sad for that region. And de-extinction, the controversial scientific attempts to recreate lost species, raising myriad ethical and environmental questions.
- Guests:
- Ray Murphy, former UN peacekeeper with UNIFIL in Lebanon and Professor with the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway
- Sadiah Qureshi, Chair of Modern British History, University of Manchester. Writer and historian of science, race, and empire.
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