Bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society.

Pedigree dogs are suffering from genetic diseases following years of inbreeding, an investigation has found. A BBC documentary says they are suffering acute problems because looks are emphasised over health when breeding dogs for shows. The programme shows spaniels with brains too big for their skulls and boxers suffering from epilepsy. The Kennel Club says it works tirelessly to improve the health of pedigree dogs.

Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. A clever series of experiments in "monkeynomics" shows that some of the silly choices monkeys make, we make too.

Gary Yourofsky is NIO’s Senior Editor of Vegan Education. Founder of ADAPTT (Animals Deserve Absolute Protection Today and Tomorrow). Yourofsky uses his notoriety  (including 13 arrests, a mink liberation in Canada in ‘97, and banishment from five countries) to reach tens of thousands of students through approximately 250 engagements annually in public schools and universities across the country. He uses thought-provoking prose, inspiring stories, indisputable facts, quotes from Pythagoras, William Ralph Inge and other great thinkers, plus graphic footage from slaughterhouses (land and sea), to ask people to be kind to animals and, ultimately, go vegan.

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