Reeling from the news? Train your brain to feel better with these 4 techniques
Jul 20, 2018 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Americans have been barraged in the past couple of weeks by a series of major news events some of them unsettling. President Trumps trip to Europe left many unsettled OR anxious OR jittery about the future of the...
MGM is suing the victims of the worst mass shooting in US history. Here's why
Jul 20, 2018 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Last October, Stephen Paddock unleashed a barrage of automatic gunfire from a 32nd-floor hotel room overlooking a large crowd of concertgoers attending a country music festival in Las Vegas. With a body count of 59 dead...
Research shows four in five experts cited in online news are men
Jul 20, 2018 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
Who gets to speak? Who do we listen to? And whose opinions do we respect? These questions are always important, but even more so now, as the UK faces an uncertain future, and political leaders need to make some tough...
Jul 20, 2018 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
When a family member or a friend passes away, we often find ourselves reflecting on the question where are they now? As mortal beings, it is a question of ultimate significance to each of us. Different cultural groups,...
Football may be caught in the crossfire between Qatar and the Saudis
Jul 20, 2018 07:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Most football fans will still be reflecting on Frances win, Germanys failure, Messis frustrations, Harry Kanes goals and the rest. Yet many of us who followed the off-field games just as closely will have found the World...
How culture influences children's development
Jul 20, 2018 07:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
From educational toys to governmental guidelines and detailed nursery progress reports, there are lots of resources available to help parents track and facilitate their childrens development. But while there are tricks we...
John Nicholson: the sadistic British officer who was worshipped as a living god in India
Jul 20, 2018 07:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
It does not fall to many of us to be worshipped as a living god, but that was the fate of John Nicholson, a 19th century British army officer in the service of the East India Company. Nicholson the subject of a new book...
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’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects