Northern Trust’s private equity and hedge fund units to tap blockchain and cryptocurrencies

Aug 02, 2018 05:38 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views Commentary

We keep reiterating quite often that FinTech innovation has been one of the swiftly growing sectors. FinTech gamut symbolizes the progressive enterprises that leverage cutting-edge technology to bring-in friendly financial...

Could your gut microbes hinder your cancer treatment? A new first-in-human trial investigates

Aug 01, 2018 15:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Could the poop of some cancer patients hold the key to treating certain cancers in all people? What does cancer have to do with poop? In the past few years, researchers around the world, including us, have realized that...

Why fewer kids work the kind of summer jobs that their parents used to have

Aug 01, 2018 15:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Back in the day, most teens had some sort of job lined up for the summer. For some, it was an extension of an after-school job they held during the year. For others, it was a seasonal type of job such as working at a drug...

I’m an economist riding a bike across America, defying what the data says about cycling's safety

Aug 01, 2018 15:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Its summer, a time when many people who might have spent the winter hibernating get outside and start being more active by doing things like playing sports and going for bike rides. While raising your heart rate and...

Surrogacy laws: why a global approach is needed to stop exploitation of women

Aug 01, 2018 15:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Surrogacy may have become a popular way for many couples in the limelight to have children notably Kim and Kanye, Elton John and David Furnish, as well as Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick. But it...

How my astronomy data from the Lovell telescope was used to create an immersive light and sound show

Aug 01, 2018 15:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

As a scientist, I was recently involved in bringing my work to the big screen. This was not a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster but big screen in the literal sense: an art production about science that used the Lovell radio...

Transport experts explain why buses come in threes – and which one you should get on

Aug 01, 2018 15:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Its typical youre waiting at a bus stop for ages, then three buses come along at once. Should you just hop on the first one, or skip to the second or third? Various tech companies are trying to produce apps to help...