Brexit: the aftermath for universities and students
Jul 05, 2016 18:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
The UKs vote to leave the European Union has been met with shock and apprehension by universities, academics and students across the country. University leaders became increasingly worried about the possibility of a Brexit...
Ever noticed time seems to move faster when you're in control of things? Science can explain why
Jul 05, 2016 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Weve all been there: waiting for a boring meeting to finish or for a bus to arrive and time just seems to drag on far more slowly than usual. Yet our most enjoyable moments seem to whizz by at lightning speed. It seems...
How to start healing those Brexit family rifts
Jul 03, 2016 12:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
It has been an emotional month for many in the UK. After the sadness and anger that followed the tragic murder of MP Jo Cox, many people now feel fearful and apprehensive as the consequences of the EU referendum begin to...
Fair play? How 'smart drugs' are making workplaces more competitive
Jul 03, 2016 02:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Health
We live in an increasingly competitive world where we are always looking to gain an advantage over our rivals, sometimes even our own colleagues. In some cases, it can push people to extreme, unethical and illegitimate...
Where are new college grads going to find jobs?
Jul 01, 2016 09:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
College graduates of the new millennium are different than previous generations. Not just because they prefer Snapchat to email and have mountains of school loans, but also because of their choices of where to live. In...
The link between public violence and xenophobia in South Africa
Jun 30, 2016 13:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
South African media recently published an unsettling interview with Mandla Matikinya, a branch leader of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League. In it he advocated looting foreign-owned shops over schools and...
Berlin Biennale: genius or the luxury bleating of the youthful super-elite?
Jun 28, 2016 20:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
The Berlin Biennale is an event which encompasses the whole city. The venues are pieces of art in themselves: the former headquarters of the East German Council (ESMT) is a confident, brutalist sixties building, now an...