Blaming individual doctors for medical errors doesn't help anyone
Apr 14, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
In Australia, estimates suggest undesired harmful effects from medication or other intervention such as surgery, known as adverse events, occur in around 17% of hospital admissions. This results in up to 18,000 unnecessary...
The science of happiness can trump GDP as a guide for policy
Apr 14, 2016 07:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Life
For centuries, happiness was exclusively a concern of the humanities; a matter for philosophers, novelists and artists. In the past five decades, however, it has moved into the domain of science and given us a substantial...
Why Brazil's economic rollercoaster is far from over
Apr 14, 2016 07:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Brazil has gone from an impressive economic boom to the worst crisis in its modern history in less than a decade. The countrys situation appears even bleaker due to the deep and complicated political crisis, with the...
The black market in academic papers – and why it's spooking publishers
Apr 14, 2016 07:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
A colleague of mine recently posted a plea on an open forum asking for someone with access to please send her a copy of a journal article. This colleague works at one of the premier research institutions in the EU which...
The new tax laws planned in wake of Panama Papers – and the crucial role of public opinion
Apr 14, 2016 07:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The fallout from the Panama Papers data leak has been manifold. Amid the furore over his financial dealings, the British prime minister, David Cameron, has announced fresh proposals to counter tax avoidance and evasion....
Panama Papers force tax authorities to act: but what took so long?
Apr 14, 2016 07:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The Australian Taxation Office is reported to be playing a lead role in sharing intelligence between tax officials from OECD countries, as part of the continuing fallout from the revelations of the Panama Papers. The Joint...
Three ways to build innovation into your organisation
Apr 14, 2016 07:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Despite the explosive rate of innovation transforming our world, how established organisations innovate themselves is another matter altogether. The string of defunct or struggling organisations such as Kodak, Nokia,...
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