Aged care royal commission benefits Generation X: it's too late for the silent generation

Jan 20, 2019 08:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

A surprising group of people stand to benefit from the aged care royal commission, whose hearings start today. These are residents of nursing homes in the far future people in their 50s and 60s, and their children. How is...

Skype hospital appointments are coming – but don't hold your breath

Jan 20, 2019 06:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

The NHS published in January its long-term plan in which it promised to redesign services so that, by 2024, up to a third of hospital outpatient consultations would be undertaken by video link. The idea is that this will...

Coffee: 60% of wild species are at risk of extinction due to climate change

Jan 20, 2019 06:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Is your morning coffee an espresso or a skinny latte? Is it from a darkly roasted French or Italian blend? If its a high quality brew, its almost certainly made with beans from the Arabica species (Coffea arabica), which...

In 'airports of the future,' everything new is old again

Jan 20, 2019 06:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

As massive new airports open across Asia and the Middle East, U.S. airports are enhancing security checkpoints with technological gadgets to screen passengers and luggage more quickly. All these projects are often touted...

The biggest nonprofit media outlets are thriving but smaller ones may not survive

Jan 20, 2019 06:26 am UTC| Insights & Views

Richard Tofel, ProPublicas president and founding general manager, likes to say the U.S. nonprofit news site was born on third base. Indeed, when the Pulitzer-winning outlet launched in 2008, ProPublica had US$10 million...

Want better tips? Go for gold

Jan 20, 2019 06:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Business

Although tipping is generally thought to be a voluntary payment meant to express gratitude to a service worker, the history of tipping suggests that it originated as a way for people to flaunt their wealth. But what if...

A new way to curb nitrogen pollution: Regulate fertilizer producers, not just farmers

Jan 20, 2019 06:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Nitrogen pollution is produced by a number of interlinked compounds, from ammonia to nitrous oxide. While they have both natural and human sources, the latter increased dramatically over the past century as farmers scaled...