Nov 13, 2023 12:04 pm UTC| Life
You dont have to look very hard at the moment to find evidence of the immense financial pressure on UK households. New figures from the Trussell Trust show that 1.5 million emergency food parcels were provided to people...
Why are my kids good around other people and then badly behaved with me?
Nov 13, 2023 11:58 am UTC| Life
Parents may be familiar with this scenario: a child is well behaved at school and polite to their teachers but has a meltdown at home in the afternoon. Or they say please and thank you at a friends house but are rude...
'News overload': how a constant stream of violent images affects your brain
Nov 10, 2023 14:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
In May 1097, during the siege of Nicaea, crusaders catapulted the severed heads of prisoners over the walls surrounding the city, with the aim of terrorising their enemy. The strategy worked. On June 19 of the year the...
Nov 10, 2023 14:41 pm UTC| Life
People fact-checked social media posts more carefully and were more willing to revise their initial beliefs when they were paired with someone from a different cultural background than their own, according to a study my...
Ghanaians don't trust the police. A criminologist on what needs to be done about it
Nov 10, 2023 14:40 pm UTC| Life
The relationship between Ghanaian citizens and officers of its police service is a tenuous one. Recent reports by the research network Afrobarometer show a decline in trust between citizens and officers amid complaints of...
Ubuntu offers lessons in how to treat people with disabilities – a study of Bomvana rituals
Nov 10, 2023 14:40 pm UTC| Life
Research shows that people with disabilities have always been largely excluded and marginalised in societies across the world. Over time, the language used to describe disability has generally become more positive and...
How autistic parents feel about breastfeeding and the support they receive – new research
Nov 10, 2023 14:39 pm UTC| Life
Surprisingly little is still known about autism and breastfeeding. A few years ago, we reviewed all of the research evidence and found limited information about the experiences of autistic parents beyond highlighting that...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects