Study Confirms Internet Use During Class Results In Poorer Performance, In Other Words‘Water Is Wet'
Dec 19, 2016 10:13 am UTC| Technology Politics
The internet is a wonderful, innovative network of technologies all working together to bring the world closer via information and communication. However, as study after study has shown, it is also becoming a source of...
New Trump Fact-Checker Tool Available Courtesy Of The Washington Post
Dec 19, 2016 08:11 am UTC| Technology Politics
President-elect Donald Trump is known for spouting things that are not exactly accurate or even true. During his run for the presidency, the New York native made some incredibly bold claims. After winning via a slight...
US Presidential Election Series: Electors to vote today to pick next US President
Dec 19, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Commentary Politics
538 electorates will gather at the state capital to vote to select the next President of the United States. According to the final vote counting, Republican Presidential candidate has won 306 electoral votes, while Hillary...
US election final results: how Trump won
Dec 17, 2016 15:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
At the US election held on 8 November, Donald Trump won the Electoral College by 306 Electoral Votes (EVs), to 232 EVs for Hillary Clinton. While this seems a convincing victory, Trump won four states by 1.2% or less:...
South-East Asia takes stock after a year of alarming democratic decline
Dec 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As democracys stability is questioned around the world, South-East Asia in particular has seen another year of democratic decline. Many countries remain undemocratic, and others have taken a worryingly repressive turn....
Why EU rules risk making Italy's banking crisis a whole lot worse
Dec 17, 2016 09:00 am UTC| Law Politics
In the wake of the Italian constitutional referendum, the countrys banking crisis is going from bad to worse. The European Central Bank (ECB)s decision to refuse an extension to Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena to raise 5...
'Slacktivism' that works: 'Small changes' matter
Dec 17, 2016 01:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In 2013, an online petition persuaded a national organization representing high school coaches to develop materials to educate coaches about sexual assault and how they could help reduce assaults by their athletes. Online...