A prison education saved me from a lifetime behind bars
Feb 22, 2016 13:38 pm UTC| Life
David Camerons prison reform speech came one day shy of the 18th anniversary of my release from prison. I can still remember the buzz of excitement I felt walking through the gates for what would be the last time. The very...
Women sellers short-changed on eBay despite gender privacy policy – study reveals
Feb 22, 2016 13:36 pm UTC| Technology Life
On the auction website eBay, women are receiving on average about 80 cents for every dollar men earn when selling the same product, according to new research. We already know that products aimed at women, such as razors...
Ethical fashion shoppers are scorned by others – and the headlines don't help
Feb 19, 2016 07:54 am UTC| Life Business
The Journal of Consumer Psychology has been having a bit of a fashion moment, after publishing a study that prompted a slew of media coverage over the past few weeks. The headlines lashed many shoppers attitudes as ugly...
Ending ‘revenge porn’: how can we stop sexual images being used to abuse?
Feb 19, 2016 02:51 am UTC| Life Law
A Senate inquiry into revenge porn is due to report next week. This will put this important social and legal issue back on the news and policy reform agenda. The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee defines...
How did Moscow's stray dogs learn to navigate the metro?
Feb 19, 2016 00:30 am UTC| Life
For most of us, commuting is a task to be endured. Busy, noisy and often cramped, the worlds underground transport systems are places that we humans tolerate as a matter of necessity. But not so for Moscows metro dogs. A...
Why Britain is losing its taste for tea – and how hipsters could revive it
Feb 18, 2016 13:00 pm UTC| Life
Britain is a nation of tea drinkers but for how much longer? New research released by the National Food Survey suggests that Britons are falling out of love with their morning cuppa. But in fact the UK has been losing its...
Dependence, decrepitude and death: how long is too long a life?
Feb 18, 2016 12:57 pm UTC| Life
In 2100, I will be 117 years old, and my younger sisters will be 112 and 107. According to the Cambridge academic, Peter Laslett, we can now live to such ages, but those of us who do will be experiencing the fourth age, an...