Why is it so hard for your doctor to apologize?

Oct 04, 2019 14:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Youve just undergone surgery. Somehow, a mistake was made. Perhaps the preparation was inadequate or perhaps there was miscommunication. The result is that you were harmed when you expected to be healed. Hurt, angry and...

Space can solve our looming resource crisis – but the space industry itself must be sustainable

Oct 04, 2019 14:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Australias space industry is set to grow into a multibillion-dollar sector that could provide tens of thousands of jobs and help replenish the dwindling stocks of precious resources on Earth. But to make sure they dont...

The vegans are coming! What's fuelling the interest in plant-based eating?

Oct 04, 2019 14:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Between the rise of plant-based sausages and veggie burgers that bleed, vegan protesters at supermarkets, and Disney adding hundreds of vegan items to its theme park menus, veganism is in the news. Not to mention the woman...

Turing Test: why it still matters

Oct 04, 2019 14:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Were entering the age of artificial intelligence. And as AI programs gets better and better at acting like humans, we will increasingly be faced with the question of whether theres really anything that special about our...

The solution to hidden hunger in many developing countries lies just offshore

Oct 04, 2019 14:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Globally, about two billion people suffer from hidden hunger a chronic deficiency of vitamins and minerals. The health effects of this form of malnutrition can be severe, especially for children. They include increased...

South Africa must harness technology in a way that helps fix its problems

Oct 04, 2019 14:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

In the three short years that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has been punting the concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as the route to prosperity for digitally savvy nations, it has become global policy...

How to talk to your teenagers about drugs

Oct 04, 2019 14:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

The UK has seen a sharp increase in teenage drug use in the last few years: the NHS reports that 37% of 15-year-olds have used drugs, and that deaths resulting from drug use are at their highest since records began in...