People have skewed views on inflation. Why this matters

Jun 23, 2019 14:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Countries that use an inflation target to anchor monetary policy pay considerable attention to expectations of future inflation. South Africa is a case in point. The country has an inflation target of 3% to 6% per...

I'm a lucid dream researcher – here's how to train your brain to do it

Jun 23, 2019 14:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Dreams can often be confusing and blurry experiences. Reduced critical thinking, little to no access to our true memories and heightened impulsivity and emotions during normal dream states often make for head-scratching...

Why your memory may not be as unreliable as psychologists often claim

Jun 23, 2019 14:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Over the past couple of decades, there has been an explosion of research into false memories, showing that our memory can be subtly altered by a variety of internal and external factors. Many psychologists think the public...

How the New York media covered the Stonewall riots

Jun 23, 2019 14:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

The Stonewall riots were a six-night series of protests that began in the early morning of June 28, 1969, and centered around the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. Four days earlier, on June 24, 1969, the...

Global Geopolitics Series

Avoiding the China trap: how Australia and the US can remain close despite the threat

Jun 23, 2019 14:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Ask nearly any politician in Canberra or Washington and they will tell you Australia and the United States have a long and storied history as close allies. The two nations have fought side-by-side in every major...

Why people in a flooded British town were told to stop flushing the toilet

Jun 23, 2019 14:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

The British town of Wainfleet in Lincolnshire is underwater. After two months rain in two days, the River Steeping burst its banks, and 580 homes were evacuated. Curiously, the advice to the towns remaining residents is to...

So, what really is jihad?

Jun 23, 2019 14:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Often, many people conflate the terms jihad and terrorism. This is in part because many writers use the term jihadist when describing violent Muslim radicals. To be sure, such radicals have invoked jihad to justify...