Dopey and grumpy: Maria Sharapova and WADA
Jun 13, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
The independent tribunal appointed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) recently decided on the matter of a positive drug test at the 2016 Australian Open by Maria Sharapova. Not surprisingly, the tribunal...
Computers may be evolving but are they intelligent?
Jun 13, 2016 05:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The term artificial intelligence (AI) was first used back in 1956 to describe the title of a workshop of scientists at Dartmouth, an Ivy League college in the United States. At that pioneering workshop, attendees...
The hidden energy cost of smart homes
Jun 13, 2016 03:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Light globes that change colour with the tap of an app, coffee machines you can talk to, and ovens that know exactly how long to cook your food: our homes are getting smart. These devices, just a few examples of what is...
Jun 10, 2016 18:29 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Last weeks unexpectedly weak US jobs data and subsequent cautious tone by Yellen has opened the door for gold to resume its bull cycle. However, Brexit could see the gold push towards USD 1,300/oz and above. Yellen...
Multiculturalism can foster a new kind of Englishness
Jun 10, 2016 16:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
To many, multiculturalism as a political idea in Britain suffered a body blow in 2001. In the shock of 9/11 terrorism and after race riots in some northern English towns, many forecast that its days were numbered. If these...
Business moguls seek to build a Wanda-full future for sport in China
Jun 10, 2016 16:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business Sports
Wang Jianlin of Wanda Dalian. Jack Ma of Alibaba. Heard of them? Not many people outside of China have, but they are the modern-day moguls powering Chinas entrepreneurial sprint towards economic supremacy. They are also...
We will never stop AIDS as long as sexism and homophobia go unchallenged
Jun 10, 2016 16:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has destroyed or damaged the lives of many tens if not hundreds of millions of people across the world. The World Health Organisation reports that in 2014 39.9m people worldwide were living with HIV...
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