A decade after the invention of the smartphone, we're about to find out how we use our time
Nov 26, 2018 16:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Much has changed since 2006 about the way we use our time. Back then we didnt have iPhones, iPads, Tinder, Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, or machines that could play us streamed music, check our heart rates...
Same, same but different: Tinder profiles around the world
Nov 26, 2018 16:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Picture this scenario. You are going backpacking around South America and stop in Brazil. You will be there for only a few days, but you want to meet someone local. You open Tinder on your iPhone, and begin swiping with...
Designing cities to counter loneliness? Let's explore the possibilities
Nov 26, 2018 16:29 pm UTC| Technology Health
Do you feel lonely? If you do, you are not alone. While you may think its a personal mental health issue, the collective social impact is an epidemic. You may also underestimate the effects of loneliness. The health...
Robot carers could help lonely seniors — they're cheering humans up already
Nov 26, 2018 16:21 pm UTC| Technology
The film Robot and Frank imagined a near-future where robots could do almost everything humans could. The elderly title character was given a robot butler to help him continue living on his own. The robot was capable of...
A wolf in sheep’s clothing: Disruption is overrated in terms of innovation
Nov 26, 2018 16:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Innovation is not all sunshine and frolicking lambs. Innovation has real costs monetary, psychological, intellectual and effort-based that need to be addressed or mitigated if you want people to actually...
Four ways our cities can cut transport emissions in a hurry: avoid, shift, share and improve
Nov 26, 2018 15:58 pm UTC| Technology
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently warned that global warming could reach 1.5℃ as early as 2030. The landmark report by leading scientists urged nations to do more to avert an impending crisis. We...
Why regulating facial recognition technology is so problematic - and necessary
Nov 26, 2018 15:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law
The use of automated facial recognition technology (FRT) is becoming more commonplace globally, in particular in China, the UK and now Australia. FRT means we can identify individuals based on an analysis of their...
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
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight