How the war on drugs fuels deadly prison riots in Brazil
Oct 20, 2016 09:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Brazil has a prison problem. Recent crises have brought renewed attention to mass incarceration, overcrowding, and the lawlessness and inhumanity of Brazils jails issues that are often ignored, but hardly new. Two...
Young people don't expect to rely on the 'bank of mum and dad': study
Oct 19, 2016 10:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Despite the stereotypes of young people as a generation focused on spending with no consequences, young people actually see their money decisions (as well as their mistakes) as their responsibility, our research shows....
America's Nobel success is the story of immigrants
Oct 19, 2016 10:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
If it were not for Bob Dylan the singer, songwriter and now Nobel laureate 2016 would have become the first year since 1999 without a Nobel winner born in the United States. Since World War II, the U.S. has dominated...
Apple Pay dispute may mean less opportunity to pay with your mobile
Oct 19, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Technology Life
As people increasingly reach for their phone to pay for goods in Australia, existing players in the contactless payment industry are trying to seek competitive advantage. Four of Australias leading banks are trying to...
How sexual partner abuse has changed with social media
Oct 18, 2016 02:09 am UTC| Technology Life
Incidents involving threats to expose sexual images, or what media are calling sextortion, are not new, but have evolved with social media. In a large study we recently did on the topic, we found that sextortion mostly...
How to help Haitians recover from the mental trauma of Hurricane Matthew
Oct 13, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Hurricane Matthew has left hundreds dead in Haiti. Winds of more than 200km per hour have totally devastated cities and towns across the southern peninsula of the tiny nation. For me, pictures showing the levels of...
China's marriage rate is plummeting – and it's because of gender inequality
Oct 11, 2016 07:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
One of the greatest fears of Chinese parents is coming true: Chinas young people are turning away from marriage. The trend is also worrying the government. After a whole decade of increases in the national marriage...
AIs encode language like brains do − opening a window on human conversations