Threats of violent extremism in Bangladesh are a symptom of deeper social and political problems
Jan 11, 2017 18:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Since gaining independence in 1971, Bangladesh - the worlds third-largest Muslim majority country has made remarkable social and economic progress. Once branded a basket case, the rate of the countrys social progress is...
Getting a scientific message across means taking human nature into account
Jan 11, 2017 18:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
We humans have collectively accumulated a lot of science knowledge. Weve developed vaccines that can eradicate some of the most devastating diseases. Weve engineered bridges and cities and the internet. Weve created...
The unintended consequences of UNESCO world heritage listing
Jan 11, 2017 18:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
The principle of world heritage promoted by UNESCO is of crucial importance at a time when tourism has become a global phenomenon, involving more than a billion people and generating an annual revenue of nearly US$1245...
Why you might want to think twice about surrendering online privacy for the sake of convenience
Jan 11, 2017 18:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
It is inconvenient to guard ones privacy, and the better one protects it, the more inconvenience one must endure. Enjoying privacy, at a minimum, demands installing software to block tracking online, using long and...
Handing regions power to set their own immigration policy will not fix social integration
Jan 11, 2017 17:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In a bid to improve the integration of immigrants in Britain, a group of MPs has suggested different areas of the country could be given control over how many people are allowed to live and work there. The idea was...
Are the rich really getter poorer and the poor getting richer?
Jan 11, 2017 17:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The median UK household is better off. The poorest households are doing even better than the median, and the richest households have been the greatest losers. At least thats one way to read the headline statistics put out...
Its official: inequality, climate change and social polarisation are bad for you
Jan 11, 2017 17:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
This years Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum warns that rising income inequality and societal polarisation could create further problems if urgent action isnt taken - and thats after the car-crash that was...
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