TV-watching couch potatoes have outsized energy footprint
Apr 12, 2016 13:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
It is alluringly easy to use averages, but when most of a group is far from average, they can lead us astray. This is no less true in the area of energy consumption. Consider for example the ubiquitous yellow labels in...
Nine ways steel could build a greener economy
Apr 12, 2016 13:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Steel might be the largest industrial carbon dioxide emitter, but Britains troubled industry could be a big part of a cleaner, greener future. By using steel to build new infrastructure for renewable energy, the UK...
Panama Papers: media attacks on Cameron may have more to do with Brexit than banking
Apr 12, 2016 12:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In an era in which public trust of traditional media is slowly rising from the low point of the phone-hacking scandals and the Leveson inquiry, the Panama Papers has brought us evidence of just how potent sustained,...
U.S. companies may need to beef up data privacy – but only for Europeans
Apr 12, 2016 12:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Though the recent Apple versus FBI case garnered greater media attention, a privacy discussion with more economic significance to the tune of US$260 billion is moving toward fruition with less public attention: the...
Simply punishing students for bullying will not address the problem
Apr 12, 2016 12:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The spring legislative season is well underway, and, as has been the case for the last several years, a number of states are again considering and passing amendments to their anti-bullying laws. This year, Florida and...
Panama Papers show how easy it is to finance terror using U.S. shell companies
Apr 12, 2016 12:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Panama Papers have exposed the largest financial crime scandal of our lifetimes. But what has been uncovered by the Panama Papers is much more dangerous than simply greed and corruption. For those of you who have...
Does the First Amendment protect religious freedom laws?
Apr 12, 2016 12:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Boss is boycotting North Carolina. Bruce Springsteen canceled a planned April 10 show in Greensboro to show solidarity with those protesting the passage of HB2, which bars local governments from protecting LGBT...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects