At a performance of The White Album, I found the community I needed in a time of crisis
Jan 14, 2020 23:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
We tell ourselves stories in order to live. Joan Didion, The White Album Theatre can be many things. It can provide a catalyst to action, help us make sense of the world, make us feel part of a broader human...
Jan 14, 2020 01:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
China has 24 million more men than women of marriageable age, putting some bachelors in a tough spot. In rural areas of China, three decades of sex-selective abortions under the one-child policy, which ended in 2015,...
You're probably more susceptible to misinformation than you think
Jan 14, 2020 01:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Online misinformation works, or so it would seem. One of the more interesting statistics from the 2019 UK general election was that 88% of advertisements posted on social media by the Conservative Party pushed figures that...
Unpacking the role of religious counselling services in Ghana
Jan 14, 2020 00:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
In the past when most Ghanaians lived in rural areas, most would typically consult an elder, a respected member of the family, or someone of good social standing in their community when they faced problems in their life....
Visual arts help marginalized youth learn mindfulness and self-compassion
Jan 14, 2020 00:42 am UTC| Life
How do girls feel before and after learning mindfulness? The six girls in our program, aged 11 and 12, drew pictures showing that learning and practising mindfulness helped them feel more in control and compassionate, less...
A life of long weekends is alluring, but the shorter working day may be more practical
Jan 14, 2020 00:33 am UTC| Life
When Microsoft gave its 2,300 employees in Japan five Fridays off in a row, it found productivity jumped 40%. When financial services company Perpetual Guardian in New Zealand trialled eight Fridays off in a row, its...
Children of color already make up the majority of kids in many US states
Jan 10, 2020 10:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Demographers project that whites will become a minority in the U.S. in around 2045, dropping below 50% of the population. Thats a quarter-century from now still a long way away, right? Not if you focus on children....
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects