The meritocracy is a smokescreen for inherited privilege
Jan 10, 2017 15:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life Politics
The politics of naming who is called what by whom can be used as a weapon, something we saw a great deal of in 2016 against a backdrop of the rise of populism generally. Sometimes it felt absurd: billionaires taking back...
No proof music lessons make children any smarter
Jan 10, 2017 14:42 pm UTC| Life
Music is one of the most beautiful and powerful creations of humankind, and its powers are well known making us happy and sad or relaxed and excited. And more generally, music can induce powerful feelings as Bono the...
Feeling so emotional: why we rage about religion on Facebook
Jan 09, 2017 23:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
On Christmas Day, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his website to tell the world that he was not an atheist any more. In this way, the billionaire used Facebook to express his feelings about religion, like many social...
In Sudan, movies made by researchers change the way people see female genital cutting
Jan 09, 2017 23:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Female genital cutting and the international response surrounding the practice represent incompatible cultures coming together in a shrinking world. According to UNICEF, in 2016, an estimated 200 million girls and women...
Schools shouldn't be left alone to deal with child health and well-being any longer
Jan 09, 2017 05:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The health and well-being of children is key to helping them succeed in the future. Yes, education and social abilities are important to achievements and employment opportunities, but if health is not taken care of from...
Understanding others' feelings: what is empathy and why do we need it?
Jan 08, 2017 23:54 pm UTC| Life
Empathy is the ability to share and understand the emotions of others. It is a construct of multiple components, each of which is associated with its own brain network. There are three ways of looking at empathy. First...
Webcamming: the sex work revolution that no one is willing to talk about
Jan 08, 2017 02:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Life
The development of the internet has completely transformed the way we do business; and the oldest profession is no exception. In a world of online chatrooms, webcam performers can market anything from conversation to...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US student Gaza protests: five things that have been missed
Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects