How a humanities degree will serve you in a disruptive economy
Jun 06, 2018 23:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
I dont know why we call them soft skills. Theyre certainly not easy to learn, although they are as valuable and necessary as the skills doctors use in surgery, bankers use to assess risk and physicists use to split...
What's driving the sky-high child marriage rates in South Sudan
Jun 06, 2018 23:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Last month, a Sudanese court sentenced a 19-year-old woman to death for killing her husband who had repeatedly raped her. The prosecution of Noura Hussein, forcibly married at the age of 16, has triggered global outrage...
Kate Spade, the archetypal New Yorker, sold whimsical, affordable luxury to women
Jun 06, 2018 07:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Kate Spade, who was found dead on June 5 in New York, was a trailblazer who introduced the notion of affordable luxury for women. Starting out in the early 1990s she designed her first handbag, playfully named The Sam. The...
Why we perceive ourselves as richer than we think we are
May 23, 2018 21:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Everyday billions of people make countless decisions that have economic implications. Buying new clothes, having dinner at a Japanese restaurant, renting a house: most of our decisions determine how much money we spend or...
5 things to know about mass shootings in America
May 19, 2018 21:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
At least 10 students were killed at a Santa Fe, Texas high school on May 18 after a classmate opened fire with a shotgun and a .38 revolver. The shooting came just three months after another teen shooter killed 17 in...
Fixed-odds betting terminal cap must be just the start of gambling regulation
May 19, 2018 21:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Law
The maximum stakes permitted on fixed-odds betting terminals in the UK is to be cut from 100 to 2, following years of campaigning for the change in the face of gambling industry lobbying. Those who campaigned hardest for...
Why graduation rates lag for low-income college students
May 08, 2018 12:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
As college students nationwide prepare for graduation, a new analysis has shown that just under half of all those who receive Pell Grants the federal governments main form of direct financial aid for low-income students ...
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