Two big flaws in the Economists for Brexit plan
Jun 14, 2016 08:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
There are numerous studies showing the economic costs of Brexit and the weight of academic opinion backs these estimates. But the Vote Leave campaign does have a small group of economists who claim that the UK can be...
Australian Christian Lobby: the rise and fall of the religious right
Jun 14, 2016 08:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
We see their spokespeople quoted in the papers and their ads on TV, but beyond that we know very little about how Australias lobby groups get what they want. This series shines a light on the strategies, political...
Is coal the only way to deal with energy poverty in developing economies?
Jun 14, 2016 08:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Economy
As the world moves to combat climate change, its increasingly doubtful that coal will continue to be a viable energy source, because of its high greenhouse gas emissions. But coal played a vital role in the Industrial...
The Paris climate agreement needs coordinated carbon prices to be successful
Jun 14, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The Paris climate agreement was an important success for climate diplomacy as nation states showed a strong will to cooperate on climate action. But instead of imposing binding national emission targets, the Paris...
Trollied: serves you (just) right
Jun 14, 2016 08:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
For the comic protagonist, the literary critic Northrop Frye once observed, life is something you get through. While tragic characters die in plangent splendour, and Marvel superheroes vanquish tech-spangled foes, the...
Microsoft sees integration opportunities in LinkedIn purchase - but will users care?
Jun 14, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has explained the rationale behind the tech companys plans to buy LinkedIn for US$26.2 billion. In a letter to staff, Nadella said he believes that access to LinkedIn customers will benefit...
Social Media Revolution Series
Climate change makes a comeback – with the help of social media
Jun 14, 2016 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
In what has been shaping up as the election that forgot climate change, there are signs emerging in the Coalitions election campaign that it is starting to listen to polls, its own focus groups and social media chat on...
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