Seven ways education needs to change in 2017

Jan 05, 2017 13:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

When James Callaghan, then prime minister, launched his great debate on education at Ruskin College Oxford in 1976, the content and role of education became a hotly contested subject. Schools today, however, are now less...

Housing the dead: what happens when a city runs out of space?

Jan 05, 2017 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Do you know where and how you want to be buried? Will you choose an elaborate Victorian-style headstone, or do you prefer a green burial, with only a GPS tracking signal indicating your location? Or you may elect to...

The archaeology of polite society

Jan 05, 2017 12:50 pm UTC| Life

Although they are ubiquitous, Japanese people rarely notice the grooved lines on their pavements. Every footpath that is wide enough seems to have these extruding lines. They inhibit the smooth movement of prams,...

Five top tips for an outstanding UCAS form

Jan 05, 2017 12:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

As the final UCAS deadline looms in mid-January, its understandable to worry that you dont have time to complete a quality application that will bag you that place on the course of your dreams. But fear not, because here...

The swinging 60s may be a fantasy, but the era still reflects badly on our own

Jan 05, 2017 11:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Its difficult not to position the 60s in stark contrast to our modern age: it was a time of great upheaval, yes, but also a time of great optimism in which countless social freedoms were fought for and won. Today, it feels...

Is hunting moral? A philosopher unpacks the question

Jan 05, 2017 11:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Every year as daylight dwindles and trees go bare, debates arise over the morality of hunting. Hunters see the act of stalking and killing deer, ducks, moose and other quarry as humane, necessary and natural, and thus as...

Attackers can make it impossible to dial 911

Jan 05, 2017 10:58 am UTC| Life

Its not often that any one of us needs to dial 911, but we know how important it is for it to work when one needs it. It is critical that 911 services always be available both for the practicality of responding to...