What's behind children being cast as witches in Nigeria

Apr 18, 2016 02:09 am UTC| Life

The rescue of a two-year-old Nigerian child has attracted extensive social and online media coverage across the world. Abandoned by his family after being accused of being a witch, the boy was saved by an aid worker who...

How playing video games can change your retirement

Apr 14, 2016 16:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

The teenagers who were hooked on Pac-Man in the arcades and amusement parks of the early 1970s are getting ready for retirement, but many of them have never stopped playing video games. In fact, it doesnt look like they...

How cults exploit one of our most basic psychological urges

Apr 14, 2016 14:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

The new Hulu TV series The Path described by Time as the streaming services best show yet centers on a cult-like faith, Meyerism, whose adherents seek fulfillment under the guidance of their leader, Cal. As pure...

The strange history of secularism twists debate about British Muslim attitudes

Apr 14, 2016 14:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Life

Governments in Britain have tended to treat Muslim citizens much like colonial administrations treated their subjects. Intermediaries tribal leaders or religious figures are found to establish communication between the...

The science of happiness can trump GDP as a guide for policy

Apr 14, 2016 07:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Life

For centuries, happiness was exclusively a concern of the humanities; a matter for philosophers, novelists and artists. In the past five decades, however, it has moved into the domain of science and given us a substantial...

Hirsutes you sir: but that beard might mean more to men than women

Apr 14, 2016 06:43 am UTC| Life

What is the point of a beard, evolutionarily speaking? Children, women, and a whole bunch of men manage just fine without one. But take a walk down some streets these days and youll be confronted with all sizes and shapes...

How universities can begin to tackle rape culture on their campuses

Apr 14, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Lady Gagas performance of Til it happens to you at the 2016 Academy Awards drew worldwide attention to sexual violence, and specifically the recent increase in sexual assault on American university campuses. It...