When politicians cherry-pick data and disregard facts, what should we academics do?
Jun 13, 2017 16:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When politicians distort science, academics and scientists tend to watch in shock from the sidelines rather than speak out. But in an age of fake news and alternative facts, we need to step into the breach and inject...
Seeking energy security, Poland welcomes US natural gas but defends coal power
Jun 13, 2017 16:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The first shipment of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Louisianas Cheniere Energy arrived in Poland on June 7, a feat hailed as an energy milestone in both Poland and Europe. Some US commentators have even...
As US influence wanes, Germany has the chance to step into the spotlight
Jun 13, 2017 16:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the United States has been performing what seems to be a partial withdrawal from the international stage. This retreat is sometimes purposeful, as when the...
New tax treaty will close loopholes that allow multinationals to avoid tax
Jun 13, 2017 16:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Australia, with another 70 countries, has signed a multilateral treaty to create more coherence in fighting tax avoidance by large multinational corporations. The Multilateral Convention to Implement Treaty Measures to...
Language alters our experience of time
Jun 13, 2017 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
It turns out, Hollywood got it half right. In the film Arrival, Amy Adams plays linguist Louise Banks who is trying to decipher an alien language. She discovers the way the aliens talk about time gives them the power to...
Why healthcare services have a problem with gambling
Jun 13, 2017 15:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
I have a problem with gambling. Theres not enough of it. That was the admission from billionaire Steve Wynn, a major figure in the casino industry, speaking at a recent gambling research conference in (where else?)...
Critical backbenchers push back on Finkel clean energy target plan
Jun 13, 2017 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A sizeable slice of his backbench has sent Malcolm Turnbull a forceful message that his road to implementing the clean energy target (CET) proposed by the Finkel inquiry will be rocky even within his own ranks. After...
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
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
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