What kind of person joins a cult or joins a terror group?
Jul 28, 2016 02:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
There are some striking similarities between cults and terror groups. An all-encompassing ideology can, when exhibited by a group or individual, have destructive effects on society. And when a cult or terror group...
In Rio’s bulldozed favelas, echoes of America’s shantytown
Jul 26, 2016 06:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The 500,000 tourists expected to attend the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will see a dazzling city, miles of sparkling beaches and an Olympic Park with nine venues, all presided over by the towering statue of...
Zero tolerance laws increase suspension rates for black students
Jul 25, 2016 06:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Law
The State Senate of Michigan is currently considering legislation that would scale back zero tolerance discipline policies in the states public schools. Zero tolerance discipline laws require automatic and generally...
More parents are choosing to home school their children – why?
Jul 10, 2016 21:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
More parents in New South Wales (NSW) are choosing to home school their child. There are now around 10,000 registered children who are home schooled each year in Australia. In NSW, the number has increased by 10% in the...
Should parents ask their children to apologize?
Jul 10, 2016 19:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Health
Have you ever felt deserving of an apology and been upset when you didnt get one? Have you ever found it hard to deliver the words, Im sorry? Such experiences show how much apologies matter. The importance placed on...
Goats, sheep and cows could challenge dogs for title of 'man’s best friend'
Jul 10, 2016 19:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Since the evolution of dogs from wolves tens of thousands of years ago, they have been selectively bred for various roles as guards, hunters, workers and companions. But dogs are not the only animal humans have...
Freaks, geeks, norms and mores: why people use the status quo as a moral compass
Jul 08, 2016 23:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Life
The Binewskis are no ordinary family. Arty has flippers instead of limbs; Iphy and Elly are Siamese twins; Chick has telekinetic powers. These traveling circus performers see their differences as talents, but others...