The Witch - excellent supernatural fodder

Apr 03, 2016 23:25 pm UTC| Life

There havent been many films about witches in recent years. Stories explicitly scapegoating women as mad and hysterical seem to have fallen out of favour in popular culture, even if this tendency continues to clandestinely...

How to write a best-selling novel

Apr 02, 2016 03:32 am UTC| Life

So you want to write a novel? Of course you do. Everyone wants to write a novel at some stage in their lives. While youre at it, why not make it a popular bestseller? Who wants to write an unpopular worstseller? Therefore,...

Why so many Americans think they're #blessed

Apr 02, 2016 03:22 am UTC| Life

Last month, my colleagues and I were moved by a beautiful and tragic New York Times editorial by Kate Bowler, a religion professor from Duke Divinity School who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Bowler...

How can we help young adults with autism thrive in the workplace?

Apr 01, 2016 16:07 pm UTC| Life

The outlook is often bleak for young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Even when they manage to graduate from high school or college, its very difficult for them to find a full-time job. While there are many...

Eight myths about women on the military frontline – and why we shouldn't believe them

Apr 01, 2016 16:05 pm UTC| Life

Although women have proven themselves capable in frontline combat situations most recently in Iraq and Afghanistan sceptics argue that this does not demonstrate they are capable of the dirty, exhausting, terrifying and...

Explainer: What do child prodigies have in common with autistic kids?

Apr 01, 2016 16:04 pm UTC| Life

As a toddler growing up in the 1950s, Richard Wawro threw violent tantrums. Often, he would tap the same piano key for long stretches of time. When he was three, his parents took him for testing at a nearby hospital....

Hard Evidence: Muslim women and discrimination in Britain

Apr 01, 2016 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

The controversy surrounding a now-infamous I confronted a Muslim tweet and a subsequent race-hate charge reminds us that tackling discrimination against British Muslims remains as big a challenge as ever. For those...