Obama's legacy is bittersweet – and its chance of survival hangs in the balance
Jan 22, 2017 23:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The grace. The elegance. The deftness of touch. The quick intelligence. The soaring rhetoric. The unlimited aspirations. The hope of a better life for all. Though Barack Obamas legacy is rather lesser than some might have...
The Trump era has begun. How can we make sense of it?
Jan 22, 2017 23:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States. The country he will oversee is, to him, a dark and troubled place. In his first speech as its president, he described a tragedy of mothers and children...
What does the world expect of a Trump presidency?
Jan 20, 2017 16:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Today, Donald J Trump, the New York City real estate mogul whose outsider campaign led to an upset electoral victory becomes the 45th President of the United States. As a candidate, Trumps campaign promises included...
Scientists have a word for studying the post-truth world: agnotology
Jan 20, 2017 16:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As we watch Donald Trump take on the most powerful position in the world, many of us are left asking how a man who has consistently lied to his public could get so far. Some pundits are calling this the dawn of a new...
Why each side of the partisan divide thinks the other is living in an alternate reality
Jan 20, 2017 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
To some liberals, Donald Trumps inauguration portends doom for the republic; to many conservatives, its a crowning moment for the nation that will usher in an era of growth and optimism. Its as if each side is living in...
Can Trump make real change as president?
Jan 20, 2017 15:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Based on his erratic behavior during the campaign, many fear what Donald Trump will do in office. Some believe that his strong personality could lead to disastrous policies that could negatively affect health care, nuclear...
Seabubbles – a new hydrofoil taxi for city rivers
Jan 20, 2017 15:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The people of Paris could be using the waterways instead of roads, as early as summer. A new design concept called the Seabubble is due to be piloted in the French capital. The people behind the idea foresee a fleet of...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects