For the last 50 years or more, the debate has raged over the role of animals in human society, with particular reference to the ways in which we use tFor the last 50 years or more, the debate has raged over the role of animals in human society, with particular reference to the ways in which we use them for our benefit. There are fundamental differences between the Animal Welfare viewpoint and the Animal Rights philosophy. Fueling the debate still further has been the emergence, particularly in the last three decades, of a small, but vociferous group of adherents to the philosophy of animal rights, which views humans and animals as essentially equal and condemns any and all use of animals for human benefit. Mehr...
Alex is a Professor of Finance at London Business School. Alex graduated top of his class from Oxford University and...
Alex is a Professor of Finance at London Business School. Alex graduated top of his class from Oxford University and then worked for Morgan Stanley in investment banking (London) and fixed income sales and trading (NYC). After a PhD in Finance from MIT Sloan as a Fulbright Scholar, he joined Wharton, where he was granted tenure and won 14 teaching awards in six years. Alex’s research interests are in corporate finance, behavioural finance, CSR, and practical investment strategies. He has been awarded the Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing and the FIR-PRI prize for Finance and Sustainability, and was named a Rising Star of Corporate Governance by Yale University. Alex co-led a session at the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos, and runs a blog, “Access to Finance” (www.alexedmans.blogspot.com), that aims to make complex finance topics accessible to a general audience.
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Visit and subscribe to Eagle News You Tube channel to view the latest video clips from EBC’s Eagle News Service from our programs to the reports of our reporters and correspondents from the Philippines and from our bureaus and correspondents abroad.
Adam Pearson is on a mission to explore disability hate crime - to find out why it goes under-reported,...
Adam Pearson is on a mission to explore disability hate crime - to find out why it goes under-reported, under-recorded and under people's radar. In this docu...
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet bahara recently said "What might be most astonishing (and...
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet bahara recently said "What might be most astonishing (and disappointing) is that some of the most ...
Leslie Morgan Steiner was in "crazy love" -- that is, madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and...
Leslie Morgan Steiner was in "crazy love" -- that is, madly in love with a man who routinely abused her and threatened her life. Steiner tells the dark story...
Radhanath Swami has been a Bhakti Yoga practitioner for more than 40 years, and is one of today's most beloved and...
Radhanath Swami has been a Bhakti Yoga practitioner for more than 40 years, and is one of today's most beloved and respected spiritual teachers. He is a guid...
More Americans work in the booming solar or windpower industries than in the coal industry, yet renewables are often...
More Americans work in the booming solar or windpower industries than in the coal industry, yet renewables are often claimed to be unreliable, needing vast a...
Filmmaker Lior Sperandeo captures the raw emotion of life as a refugee. According to the UN, 865,000 refugees and...
Filmmaker Lior Sperandeo captures the raw emotion of life as a refugee. According to the UN, 865,000 refugees and migrants reached Greece by sea in 2015. See...
As part of Girl Scout Troop 523's Silver Award Project in S. Texas, the troop worked with Haven for Hope and created...
As part of Girl Scout Troop 523's Silver Award Project in S. Texas, the troop worked with Haven for Hope and created a video on what school aged children liv...