We’re suing the federal government to be free to do our research
Mar 28, 2017 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Many apps and algorithms that feature prominently in our lives are, essentially, black boxes: We have no idea how they accomplish what they do; we just know they work. Or at least we think we do. Most recently this became...
Climate politics: Environmentalists need to think globally, but act locally
Mar 28, 2017 10:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As President Trump pivots from a failed attempt to overhaul health care to new orders rolling back controls on carbon pollution, environmentalists are preparing for an intense fight. We study environmental politics, and...
Brexit creates a human rights crisis for Ireland
Mar 28, 2017 10:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The UK government will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday. This will serve as a formal notification of the UKs intent to withdraw from the European Union. It will set off two years or more of...
New research shows immigration has only a minor effect on wages
Mar 28, 2017 10:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Economic arguments against immigration often take two forms immigrants either suppress the wages of workers, or immigration creates higher unemployment. But our research shows that the impact of immigration on the labour...
Star Trek's Holodeck: from science fiction to a new reality
Mar 28, 2017 10:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Many of the technological advances predicted in Star Treks fictional universe have become reality, such as the mobile communicator and hand-held tablet computers. Others, such as tractor beams and warp drives, are still...
Mar 28, 2017 10:38 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views
Every attempt of upswings restrained below 7DMA, current prices consistently sliding below 7DMA (on dailies). As a result, bears have managed to plunge the current prices at 4-months lows. Last two weeks of WTI crude...
What is fiction good for in a post-truth world?
Mar 28, 2017 10:37 am UTC| Insights & Views
Ever since Plato equated poetry with falsehood in the fourth century BC, the value of fiction has been in doubt. No convincing case for its value has since been made, beyond the obvious pleasures experienced by readers and...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects