AI Revolution Series

In Turkey's state of emergency, social media is more important than ever

Sep 28, 2016 17:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Turkey has become notorious for curtailing media freedom and jailing journalists. As well as persecuting journalists, the government often shuts down Facebook, Twitter or Youtube when street demonstrations and terrorist...

Can artificial grass and fake trees replace our need for ‘real’ nature?

Sep 28, 2016 16:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

The benefits of spending time outdoors are well known. Whether travelling for an hour to reach open countryside or simply walking five minutes to a nearby urban park, being in and around nature makes us happier and...

US Election Series

Climate Change Series

Climate change and the presidential race: Lessons from the Reagan years

Sep 28, 2016 16:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Climate change did not come up in the first presidential debate well, not in any real sense. Hillary Clinton jabbed at Donald Trump for claiming that The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in...

Migrant Crisis Series

Immigrants told to leave UK face huge hike in fees to appeal decisions

Sep 28, 2016 16:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Immigrants appealing through the courts for a right to remain in the UK will soon face a huge increase in procedural costs after the government announced fee hikes of over 500% for some types of appeal through the...

How 'robots' of the Enlightenment era gave us an early glimpse of automation

Sep 28, 2016 16:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

The Whos lead singer Roger Daltrey and his wife Heather are in Edinburgh, Scotland to auction a selection of rare mechanical devices called automata. Automata are models of people or animals from previous centuries that...

Shimon Peres was an Israeli nationalist first and a peacemaker second

Sep 28, 2016 16:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Shimon Peres, often described as the last of Israels founding fathers, has died at 93 after a major stroke. Peres was a pillar of the Israeli political scene from the states founding in 1948 until his death, and his...

British people are feeling better than ever – here's how we can tell

Sep 28, 2016 16:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

If the latest statistics are to be believed, personal well-being is rising across the UK. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), people have reported feeling happier, more satisfied with life, more...