Lessons from the Great Depression
Feb 11, 2016 07:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
As the old joke has it, Ive predicted five of the last two financial crises. But this time Im not the only person getting alarmed about the current volatility in financial markets. Plenty of serious, congenitally bullish...
The planned aviation emissions rules will just delay the heavy lifting until later
Feb 11, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Insights & Views
There appeared to be some rare good news this week for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft. At a meeting in Montreal, the environment committee of the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization...
Poor rural schools reveal the rewards of getting ‘the basics’ right
Feb 11, 2016 07:38 am UTC| Insights & Views
There are a number of fundamentals that ought to be in place for children to learn. These include caring school environments, well trained teachers and engaged communities. But too often, its these fundamentals which...
How Africa can up its game to meet environmental challenges
Feb 11, 2016 07:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Africa has enormous natural resource wealth. At the same time it is extremely vulnerable to the impact of environmental degradation, including climate change. These are two good reasons, one might assume, for prioritising...
Many low-income students use only their phone to get online. What are they missing?
Feb 11, 2016 07:03 am UTC| Insights & Views
For many of us, access to the Internet through a variety of means is a given. I can access the Internet through two laptops, a tablet, a smartphone and even both of my game systems, from the comfort of my living...
Dry is the new normal: Southwest U.S. has gotten drier and more prone to droughts
Feb 11, 2016 07:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
A few large weather systems make all the difference between a wet and a dry year in the Southwest. Coming during the winter and spring, they account for the bulk of the rain and snow the regions receives. My colleagues...
How much euro appreciation will the ECB tolerate?
Feb 10, 2016 10:18 am UTC| Insights & Views
The Euro is trading around its strongest level since late October, this despite the ECBs easing measures at the December meeting. ECB President Mario Draghi may blame himself for the reaction of the EUR exchange rates. The...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects