Good luck banning fake news – here's why it's unlikely to happen
Jan 11, 2018 15:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
French president Emmanuel Macrons recent pledge to make a new law to tackle perceived fake news has touched nerves in some corners with its potential impact on freedom of expression. Fake news is nothing new there have...
The invisible infrastructure of giving – and why it matters
Jan 11, 2018 15:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Charitable giving may seem like a fairly straightforward exchange: from donor to charity. But it is actually made up of many layers and multiple dynamics, many of which are invisible. This the giving infrastructure is...
When sexual assault victims speak out, their institutions often betray them
Jan 11, 2018 14:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
A 27-year-old medical resident in general surgery is sexually harassed by two men the chief resident and a staff physician at the hospital. She feels trapped. When one of the mens actions escalates to assault, she...
Research on how self-control works could help you stick with New Year's resolutions
Jan 02, 2018 05:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Many of us have already decided that things will be different in 2018. Well eat better, get more exercise, save more money or finally get around to decluttering those closets. But by the time February rolls around, most...
#MeTourism: the hidden costs of selfie tourism
Jan 02, 2018 05:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Technology
Technology has changed the way we travel. Smartphones, travellers comments and photos, search engines and algorithms can all inspire and empower us to plan complex journeys all over the globe within minutes. Planning...
Can you keep your kids safe watching YouTube?
Dec 28, 2017 13:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
In recent weeks parents have been shaken by media reports about upsetting, offensive or crassly commercial videos that children using YouTube and YouTube Kids could be exposed to just by following links from content they...
From selfie to infinity: Yayoi Kusama’s amazing technicoloured dreamscape
Nov 08, 2017 15:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Yayoi Kusama is arguably Japans most famous living artist. Born in 1929, she is one of the few practising artists whose work spans the most important isms of the 20th century. At the same time, her work is undeniably...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects