In the opioid crisis, young queer and trans men are navigating risk reduction on their own
May 20, 2020 15:21 pm UTC| Life
The opioid overdose crisis has killed over 14,700 Canadians since January 2016. Unfortunately, we dont know how many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer (LGBTQ+) peoples lives are among those lost, because...
Five workplace trends will shape life after lockdown
May 09, 2020 08:42 am UTC| Life
We are experiencing the biggest remote work experiment in history but many are beginning to imagine life after lockdown. Amid unprecedented global job losses, concerns about transport infrastructure and the continuing...
Overcrowded homes and a lack of water leave some Indonesians at risk of the coronavirus
May 09, 2020 07:15 am UTC| Life
A lack of access to a household toilet and clean water are putting many people in parts of Indonesia at risk of infection from the coronavirus. These findings come from a study we carried out in 2018 that examined...
TV viewing has surged during lockdown, but has become too technical for some – new research
May 05, 2020 11:36 am UTC| Life
As we find ourselves largely confined to our homes, it is unsurprising that television viewing has sky-rocketed. Watching live broadcasts in the UK has increased by 17% since the coronavirus lockdown, halting years of...
Tiny houses: why more people are living in miniature
May 04, 2020 13:52 pm UTC| Life Real Estate
Tiny houses have been heralded as a radical and creative way to address a lack of affordable housing, as well as reducing living costs and shrinking our carbon footprint. My PhD research looks at the tiny house movement...
How I wrote and published a book about the economics of coronavirus in a month
May 04, 2020 13:26 pm UTC| Life
I just published a book, Economics in the Age of COVID-19. It was written over the last month or so, peer-reviewed, edited and released by MIT Press. This is the thoroughly-2020 story of how it happened. Like many...
Should I drop my private health insurance during the pandemic?
Apr 30, 2020 08:41 am UTC| Life Health
Many Australians, especially those experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19, are asking whether they can afford to keep their private health insurance. Others dont know if they should drop or downgrade their...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects