How electric cars could make America's crumbling roads even worse

Feb 26, 2019 15:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

U.S. roads and bridges are in abysmal shape and that was before the recent winter storms made things even worse. In fact, the government rates over one-quarter of all urban interstates as in fair or poor condition and...

El Salvador's new president must tackle crime, unemployment and migration — but nation is hopeful

Feb 26, 2019 15:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy

Ever since its civil war ended in 1992, El Salvador has been governed by two parties: the conservative National Republican Alliance and its former wartime enemy, the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, a guerrilla...

Stop the BS – when you hear a negative statistic about black students, question it

Feb 26, 2019 15:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Evidence suggests white teachers are more negative with and have lower expectations for black students. As a counseling professor who specializes in educating black children, these findings do not surprise me. I often...

Chinese internet users turn to the blockchain to fight against government censorship

Feb 26, 2019 15:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Thanks to blockchain, internet users have achieved some victories in the fight against Chinas strict internet censorship. A historic moment was made on April 23. Peking Universitys former student, Yue Xin, had penned a...

Lessons from IBM for Google, Amazon and Facebook

Feb 26, 2019 15:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Its impressive when companies last for decades or even more than a century and especially so when theyre in a fast-changing industry like computer technology. IBM, which traces its roots to the 1880s, grew from three...

Can sitting less decrease your risk of heart disease?

Feb 26, 2019 15:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Too much sitting has long been criticized for contributing to premature mortality, Type 2 diabetes, and a host of other illnesses. In a new study of 5,638 women, we looked at how sedentary behavior was related to future...

Kardashians cancelled? At $500,000 per Instagram post they won't care

Feb 26, 2019 15:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

A world without the Kardashians. Unimaginable, isnt it? But if rumours circulating at the moment are to be believed and the foundation stone of the whole Kardashian enterprise is rumour spiced with gossip plus a...