Cohen

A week after leaving American embassy, Chen Guangcheng still waiting to travel to U.S.

Global Politics

Chen Guangcheng continues to recover form injuries sustained while fleeing extralegal house arrest at a Beijing hospital. One day soon, he’s expected to get the necessary paperwork to being studying law at New York University. But until then, he waits.

South African gold miners launch largest lawsuit in Africa’s history

Health & Medicine

Artist spends decades teaching a computer to paint — successfully

Environment

Google’s Vision for ‘The New Digital Age’

Goth Service at St. Edward in Cambridge, UK, Featuring Leonard Cohen’s Music

Lifestyle & Belief
The World

Robopainter

Arts, Culture & Media

AARON is the world’s first cybernetic artist: an artificially intelligent system that composes its own paintings. Incredibly, the system is the work of one man, Harold Cohen, who had no background in computing when he began the effort.

The World

China Activist Chen Guangcheng and his American Confidant

Conflict & Justice

Jerome Cohen, a key adviser to Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he’s hoping to welcome the blind activist to New York University’s School of Law.

The World

The Ethics of Elizabeth Edwards

Global Politics

Elizabeth Edward’s latest round of interviews about her husband’s affair has gotten our friend Randy Cohen thinking: Is she wrong to put her family through this again, just to promote her book? Randy Cohen is a columnist for The New York Times Magazine.

The World

The ethics and etiquette of the flu

Global Politics

Are we ethically obliged to cover our mouths when we cough? To wash our hands after we sneeze? These questions prompted a column by our friend and New York Times Ethicist Randy Cohen, and he joins us with more.

The World

Healthcare and foreign policy

Conflict & Justice

Roger Cohen is among those who view passage of the health care bill as a boon for President Obama’s foreign policy. Cohen wrote about the issue in today’s New York Times.