How can we actually create happy societies?
Dec 04, 2019 12:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Imagine two different societies. In the first, people tend to be stressed, tense, irritable, distracted and self-absorbed. In the second, people tend to be at ease, untroubled, quick to laugh, expansive and...
Islamophobic attacks mostly happen in public. Here's what you can do if you see it or experience it
Dec 03, 2019 03:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
The second Islamophobia in Australia Report launched last month, in the same week a graphic video showing a pregnant Muslim woman being punched and stomped on circulated widely on social media. Earlier in October...
Episode – Choose Your Story: are your kids cheating on their virtual partners?
Dec 03, 2019 03:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
As smartphone ownership surges, were seeing a drastic rise in the use of mobile apps, many of which are marketed towards impressionable young audiences. One such app is Episode Choose Your Story, a free game with more...
African literary prizes are contested -- but writers' groups are reshaping them
Dec 03, 2019 03:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Literary prizes do more than offer recognition and cash to writers and help readers decide what book to choose. They shape the literary canon, a countrys body of highly regarded writing. They help shape what the future...
Individual support plans can ensure better working life for people with disabilities
Dec 03, 2019 03:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
In the United Kingdom, over 11 million people are living with a life-limiting condition, impairment or chronic illness. All of them are more likely than others to live in poverty, and face difficulties accessing education,...
Banning niqab makes no sense in Indonesia, but wearing it does
Dec 03, 2019 03:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Less than two weeks after Indonesian President Joko Jokowi Widodo installed his cabinet for his second term, one of his ministers stirred controversy last month with a plan to ban the niqab in government...
’Tis the season to say things we later regret – and new research tells us why
Dec 03, 2019 03:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Christmas is a stressful time for many, so not surprisingly its also known as the season for arguments. Some assume its because we share the time with family members, who were more likely to argue with because of...
Small businesses can help South Africa fight unemployment if they get proper support – study
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