How do we weigh the moral value of human lives against animal ones?
Jun 08, 2016 15:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Imagine a unique set of scales that measures the value of life. If a single human were on one side, how many chimpanzees (our closest genetic relatives) would need to be on the other side before the scales tipped in their...
Jun 08, 2016 13:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views
TheUK has produced upbeat manufacturing production despite unfavourable hot news to their business, prints actual numbers at 2.3% versus forecasts at 0.0% and previous flashes at 0.1%. While industrial output in the...
Why Brexit supporters should take a EU-turn – just like I did
Jun 08, 2016 11:41 am UTC| Insights & Views
In 1997, a small number of academic economists in my country, the Netherlands, came out against the euro and were vilified by the authorities. I was one of them. When my native country organised a (non-binding)...
Clinton clinches Democratic nomination after big wins in New Jersey and California
Jun 08, 2016 11:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Hillary Clinton today clinched the Democratic Presidential nomination, following big wins in the two highest population states voting. She won New Jersey (126 pledged delegates) 63-37 and California (475) 56-43. She also...
Taking the city’s pulse: we need to link urban vitality back to the planet
Jun 08, 2016 05:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Back in the 1960s, the influential urban planner and journalist Jane Jacobs put American cities under the microscope. Jacobs was aiming to explain, and suggest ways of remedying, the hollowing out, or doughnut effect,...
How to stop vampire bats wreaking havoc (no stakes or garlic required)
Jun 08, 2016 05:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Nature
During the darkest hours of the night, they fly and hunt for prey. They live in caves and ruined buildings and have to drink blood every night to survive. They can bite with their fangs without you even noticing. No wonder...
Why the Deep Space Atomic Clock is key for future space exploration
Jun 08, 2016 05:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
We all intuitively understand the basics of time. Every day we count its passage and use it to schedule our lives. We also use time to navigate our way to the destinations that matter to us. In school we learned that...
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