When it comes to food, could 'reactive' sometimes be best?
Oct 06, 2016 14:35 pm UTC| Health
True for almost all situations in life, being proactive is best. And this has been a formative lesson in my time so far: whether reaching out to a potential mentor that inspired me and making time for a coffee and a chat,...
How ISIS terrorists neutralise guilt to justify their atrocities
Oct 06, 2016 14:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Torture, suicide bombings, beheadings, mass killings, sex slavery these are among the horrors that ISIS uses to terrorise people and countries. While most people feel this is just a new genocide with brutal criminality...
It's not just the 'yuck factor' that puts people off eating insects
Oct 06, 2016 13:58 pm UTC| Health
Theres a lot of hype around edible insects. Insects are being championed as a healthy and sustainable alternative to conventional protein sources in Europe and the US, and ento-prising new products are appearing almost...
Oct 05, 2016 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
World leaders have committed US$790m to fighting superbugs. These are infectious diseases that dont respond to treatment using antibiotics an essential defence against infections after surgery. They are also essential...
Why insurance companies control your medical care
Oct 04, 2016 13:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Business
Its that time of year again. Insurance companies that participate in the Affordable Care Acts state health exchanges are signaling that prices will rise dramatically this fall. And if insurance costs arent enough of a...
Why health implants should have open source code
Oct 04, 2016 13:25 pm UTC| Technology Health
As medical implants become more common, sophisticated and versatile, understanding the code that runs them is vital. A pacemaker or insulin-releasing implant can be lifesaving, but they are also vulnerable not just to...
How to pimp your immune system? Take a holiday
Oct 04, 2016 13:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Going on holiday, having a fun night out with friends, or simply relaxing at home with a good book these activities make us feel good. Now, for the first time, we have evidence that they also do us good. Our latest study...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects