Where did the ingredients in that sandwich come from? Our global nutrient tracker tells a complex story

Feb 05, 2024 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Have you ever looked down at your breakfast, lunch or dinner and considered where the various ingredients travelled from to reach your plate? A basic sandwich in New Zealand can easily represent five countries: an...

Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected

Jan 30, 2024 08:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

In the United States, the Internet Crime Complaint Center serves as a critical component in the FBIs efforts to combat cybercrime. The centers website provides educational resources to help individuals and businesses...

What’s unsettling about Catan: How board games uphold colonial narratives

Jan 30, 2024 07:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

The death of Klaus Teuber, creator of popular board game Catan, marked the passing of a board game giant. Teuber died on April 1, 2023, after a brief illness. The German-born dental technician-turned-game designer...

Disinformation is often blamed for swaying elections – the research says something else

Jan 27, 2024 13:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Politics

Many countries face general elections this year. Political campaigning will include misleading and even false information. Just days ago, it was reported that a robocall impersonating US president Joe Biden had told...

Kenyan universities are very short of professors: why it matters and what to do about it

Jan 23, 2024 06:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

A Kenyan vice-chancellor recently went public about the scarcity of university professors. There are fewer than 1,000 professors for the countrys 68 universities and 562,925 students. That is an average of around 563...

Think wine is a virtue, not a vice? Nutrition label information surprised many US consumers

Jan 23, 2024 05:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Life

When you reach for that bottle of wine this Valentines Day, do you know how healthy it is? Many people have a too-rosy view of the beverage and are surprised when confronted with the facts about it on a nutrition label,...

Simulations with actors prepare journalism students to interview trauma survivors

Jan 23, 2024 04:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Its a phone call most journalists dread to make. A woman in her 20s has died after she was struck by a car while riding her bicycle. What is your favourite memory of Eleanor? a journalist asks the womans father in an...