How do we determine who is at risk of disease? How beneficial is it to our health, to be assessed as  ‘at risk’? The parameters of what puts an individual at risk seems, to me, to be constantly evolving. It is an exhausting task to even attempt to keep up with the identification of new risk factors. But is this knowledge of risk beneficial for our health?

This evening the 87th Academy Awards - replete with glitz and glamour - will be watched by expectant viewers from across the globe. But what do the Oscars really tell us about the world in which we reside? In this collaborative piece, the best and brightest of IANS staff talk about representation, popular culture, politics and at points - and somewhat refreshingly - an unashamed love of film. Unlike the members of the Academy, we did not reach a consensus! 

Can illness only be defined as the human experience of symptoms and suffering? I personally think there is more to illness, more to the experience, and more positivity which can be taken from it.

The #nomakeupselfie ‘trend’ that occupied our Facebook news feed for a few weeks in March created a social network phenomenon which in true social ‘trending’ style faded as quickly as it had began. The temporality of the craze itself was insulting, as was the general concept of the nomakeupselfie.