What forensic science can teach people about healthy scepticism

May 09, 2016 12:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Scepticism has a bad reputation. Sceptics are considered to be a grumpy bunch who automatically distrust anything and everything. But as any forensic scientist can tell you, its a very valuable approach to everyday...

The Philippines: former sick man of Asia suffers relapse

May 09, 2016 12:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Just when you might have thought the Philippines was on the mend, morbid symptoms of untreated problems re-emerge. It really shouldnt be this way. It may seem hard to believe in retrospect, but in the aftermath of the...

The greatest taboo? What The Bible says about incest

May 09, 2016 12:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Incest sparks strong emotions and today, in many cultures at least, they are largely negative. But has it always been thus? Or is the taboo peculiar to certain times and places? Incest taboos are often said to be...

FxWirePro: Leverage benefits in “GBP/AUD speculative strategy CCS” amid BoE vs RBA policy divergence

May 09, 2016 12:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks

The RBA surprised by cutting in May, which suggests another cut to 1.5%, probably in August. We expect the BoEs bank rate is likely to be unchanged in this weeks monetary policy, as is the split of the vote. We think...

Can the oil and gas boom teach us how to fix drug problems in America?

May 09, 2016 12:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Perhaps youve heard of the heavy energy footprint of indoor marijuana farms. But this is just one of a number of surprising and important connections between the energy and drug industries. Most important, both...

Briferendum Series

Does Britain get its way at the European top table?

May 09, 2016 11:51 am UTC| Insights & Views

The UK has never been on the winning side when we have challenged the commission in a vote in the council. Chris Grayling, leader of the House of Commons and Vote Leave campaigner, in a speech on March 10. Chris...

Climate Change Series

Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence

May 09, 2016 06:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Sea-level rise, erosion and coastal flooding are some of the greatest challenges facing humanity from climate change. Recently at least five reef islands in the remote Solomon Islands have been lost completely to...