Vegans and vegetarians: the history of how plant-based diets grew out of left-wing ideology
Jun 07, 2019 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The rise of the vegetarian and, more recently, the vegan diet is generally perceived to be a new phenomenon. So, too, is their association with contemporary progressive ideas, politics and lifestyles. But plant-based diets...
What the US could learn about vaccination from Nigeria
Jun 07, 2019 15:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
To consider that Nigeria, infamous for anti-vaxx campaigns leading to polio outbreaks, has any lessons for Americans may be shocking. But as measles cases in the U.S. climb to an all-time high after the disease was...
Spiritual science: how a new perspective on consciousness could help us understand ourselves
Jun 07, 2019 15:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Scientists have long been trying to understand human consciousness the subjective stuff of thoughts and sensations inside our minds. There used to be an assumption that consciousness is produced by our brains, and that in...
Dogs may reflect their owners' stress levels, finds research
Jun 07, 2019 15:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Stress is an unavoidable component of modern life. Many people worry about the effect of a stressful lifestyle on their long-term health, but how many of us think about how our lifestyle, and our own stress levels, affect...
Does hitting the snooze button really help you feel better?
Jun 07, 2019 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
To sleep or to snooze? You probably know the answer, but you dont prefer it. Most of us probably use the snooze function on our alarm clocks at some point in our lives. Just a few more minutes under the covers, a time...
Can a $12 pill test for ecstasy save lives? Well, it's complicated
Jun 07, 2019 15:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Can a A$12 pill test prevent deaths from ecstasy? Our research, published today, finds pill testing provides no magic answer. We found not everyone acts on the result of a pill test in the same way. It depends on the...
Man's stressed friend: how your mental health can affect your dog
Jun 07, 2019 15:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
If you think your dog looks stressed out, it might be your own stress levels that are affecting your pet pooch. A study published on Thursday in Natures Scientific Reports shows pet dogs may synchronise their stress...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight