Rent or buy: does the British obsession with home ownership pay off?

Apr 05, 2019 10:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate

Unlike the Germans, who are a nation of renters, the desire to be a homeowner is firmly rooted in the British psyche. In 2003, the proportion of UK households owning their own home reached a peak of almost 71%. While it...

New livestreaming legislation fails to take into account how the internet actually works

Apr 05, 2019 10:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

In response to the live streamed terror attack in New Zealand last month, new laws have just been passed by the Australian Parliament. These laws amend the Commonwealth Criminal Code, adding two substantive new criminal...

Shorten promises $2.3 billion package to relieve costs for cancer patients

Apr 05, 2019 10:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Bill Shorten has promised his government would introduce a A$2.3 billion four year package to slash cancer patients out-of-pocket costs, and has committed $1 billion to give extra tax relief for low income earners, above...

Venezuela's power struggle reaches a tense stalemate, as human suffering deepens

Apr 05, 2019 10:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Even in a country where crisis has become the norm, the past month has been eventful. On April 3 Juan Guaidó, the Venezuelan National Assembly president who is leading an effort to remove President Nicolás...

Voter ID laws don't seem to suppress minority votes – despite what Republicans might want

Apr 05, 2019 10:20 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Strict voter ID laws require residents to possess a valid, state-approved identification in order to vote. Support and opposition to these laws primarily fall along party lines. Proponents mainly Republicans argue...

Can bacteria help us prevent salt damage to concrete roads and bridges?

Apr 05, 2019 10:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Science

Bacteria, which have been working for millennia as natures stonemasons, could soon be enlisted to help neutralize the destructive effects of road salt. According to the Transportation Research Board, it takes about 10...

What is social structure, and why does it help some but harm others?

Apr 05, 2019 10:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The college admissions cheating scandal has outraged millions, bringing to light the gaps between the privileged and less privileged citizens. Being a social scientist who studies societal origins of economic and health...