Attractive restaurant servers can influence what we think of our meals
Nov 08, 2018 16:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
More than ever, dining out is an activity woven into our daily lives. At their best, restaurants hold the publics attention because they reflect and radiate taste, culture and a vision of the good life. Yet despite all...
How 'lofty' art can help the medical world reimagine mental health
Nov 04, 2018 16:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis, according to a recent review by the Lancet medical journal. Our collective failure to respond to this crisis results in monumental loss of human capabilities and...
Fake e-cigarette liquid is putting vapers at risk – here's how we can tackle the fraud
Nov 04, 2018 16:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Over 35m people worldwide now use e-cigarettes, according to one estimate. In the US, this includes 4.5% of the adult population. But the rise in vaping has led to a trade in fake e-liquids the mix of water, glycerol,...
Goop: a classicist's take on the 'power' of ancient remedies
Nov 04, 2018 16:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Lifestyle company Goop founded and run by actor and businessperson Gwyneth Paltrow was fined US$145,000 (112,000) for making unscientific claims about products on its website: specifically, that its jade and rose quartz...
Hunter-gatherers live nearly as long as we do but with limited access to healthcare
Nov 04, 2018 14:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Modern life has many benefits. Transport, comfy furniture, smartphones, TV, the internet, dentistry and advanced medicine would be at the top of most peoples lists. Our bodies also show signs of responding positively to...
Vegans: why they inspire fear and loathing among meat eaters
Nov 04, 2018 14:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Food critic William Sitwell has resigned as editor of Waitroses in-house magazine following a row over his astonishingly hostile response to a freelance journalist who proposed a series of articles on veganism. A...
The unimaginable costs of sexual assault
Nov 04, 2018 14:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Health
What is the cost of sexual assault? The answer depends on whom you ask. Social and behavioral scientists like me measure the consequences of sexual assault in terms of mental health, physical health and educational...
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
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects