The swinging 60s may be a fantasy, but the era still reflects badly on our own

Jan 05, 2017 11:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Its difficult not to position the 60s in stark contrast to our modern age: it was a time of great upheaval, yes, but also a time of great optimism in which countless social freedoms were fought for and won. Today, it feels...

Is hunting moral? A philosopher unpacks the question

Jan 05, 2017 11:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Every year as daylight dwindles and trees go bare, debates arise over the morality of hunting. Hunters see the act of stalking and killing deer, ducks, moose and other quarry as humane, necessary and natural, and thus as...

Attackers can make it impossible to dial 911

Jan 05, 2017 10:58 am UTC| Life

Its not often that any one of us needs to dial 911, but we know how important it is for it to work when one needs it. It is critical that 911 services always be available both for the practicality of responding to...

Why caution is called for when analysing South Africa's matric results

Jan 05, 2017 10:44 am UTC| Life

South Africans are poring over the latest set of matric results which show how the countrys school leavers performed in their final exams after 12 years of formal schooling. Nearly 718 000 people wrote the exams and 72.5%...

Too many tabs – why some people can multitask online and others can't

Jan 05, 2017 07:41 am UTC| Life

The internet may be the most comprehensive source of information ever created but its also the biggest distraction. Set out to find an answer on the web and its all too easy to find yourself flitting between multiple tabs,...

Enough's enough: buying more stuff isn't always the answer to happiness

Jan 03, 2017 23:56 pm UTC| Life

The average German household contains 10,000 items. Thats according to a study cited by Frank Trentmann in his sweeping history of consumption, Empire of Things. Were bursting, he says, with the amount of stuff that we...

The gap between rich and poor students going to university has reached record levels

Jan 03, 2017 13:30 pm UTC| Life

The news that Bristol university plans to lower entry grades for disadvantaged students living in the city, comes as new figures show the gap between rich and poor children winning degree places has reached record...