Celibacy: its surprising evolutionary advantages – new research
Jun 23, 2022 16:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Why would someone join an institution that removed the option of family life and required them to be celibate? Reproduction, after all, is at the very heart of the evolution that shaped us. Yet many religious institutions...
Pandemic's impacts on how people live and work may change city centers for decades to come
Jun 23, 2022 16:20 pm UTC| Life
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea If companies allowed more of their employees to permanently work from home, businesses would gravitate toward city centers, while...
Female finance leaders outperform their male peers, so why so few of them in academia and beyond?
Jun 23, 2022 16:17 pm UTC| Life
The gender diversity of thought leadership in finance is lower than in most other academic fields, our research shows. Finance ranks 132nd out of 175 fields with a representation of only 10.3% women among its thought...
How Rising festival brought us dance in times of plague
Jun 23, 2022 07:05 am UTC| Life
Three years in the making, Risings much-anticipated first edition brought to Melbournes festival-deprived audiences a rich program featuring 225 events. With former Chunky Move founder and choreographer Gideon Obarzanek...
KFC is giving away 'finger sporks' for enjoying side dishes
Jun 22, 2022 23:20 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
KFC created an innovative digit-enhancing mini-utensil billed KFC Finger Sporks that will make their side dishes as finger-lickin good as their fried chicken. Every detail of the innovative Finger Spork has been...
Monster Energy launches nitrous oxide-infused Java Monster Cold Brew coffee
Jun 21, 2022 23:39 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Monster Energy has introduced a nitrous oxide-infused cold brew beverage under its Java Monster coffee-based line. There are two flavors of Java Monster Cold Brew: latte and sweet black. The new products have no added...
How are PhD students meant to survive on two-thirds of the minimum wage?
Jun 21, 2022 22:52 pm UTC| Life
Over the decades, supportive parents of Australian students on the cusp of graduating from their undergraduate studies have occasionally been struck by a bewildering decision by their pride and joy. Instead of pursuing an...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight