The colourful history of the Olympic opening ceremony

Jul 25, 2024 15:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports

If youre planning to tune in to the Paris Olympics, you probably arent just looking forward to the feats of sporting excellence youll be hoping to catch the cultural spectacle of the opening ceremony, too. These flashy...

Kamala Harris’s ‘Brat summer’: how memes can change a political campaign

Jul 25, 2024 15:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

When Kamala Harris was confirmed as the new Democratic party nominee, a host of celebrities rushed to endorse her but one has had significantly more attention than the others. Singer Charli XCX endorsed Harris in her...

How stress might be the root of problems like pain, ulcers and a broken heart

Jul 25, 2024 15:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

The English actor Kate Beckinsale recently lost her stepfather. She experienced such intense grief at the loss that it burned a hole in her oesophagus, causing her to vomit copious amounts of blood. Beckinsale spent six...

Why courts favour cars, not the climate

Jul 25, 2024 15:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

For planning to block a motorway encircling London, five Just Stop Oil activists were recently sentenced to a minimum of four years in prison. Just Stop Oil wants to end the extraction and burning of coal, oil and gas...

How remote work poses unique challenges to public sector employees

Jul 25, 2024 15:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

The dispute last year between the federal Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada over remote work arrangements raised a lot of questions about a one-size-fits-all approach. Those questions need...

How AI bots spread misinformation online and undermine democratic politics

Jul 25, 2024 15:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Consider a typical morning routine: coffee in hand, you peruse Twitter (now rebranded as X) to catch up on the news. Headlines appear among a flurry of tweets on everything from memes about political leaders to cultural...

Creating a gender-inclusive entrepreneurial landscape will help women fit in and thrive

Jul 25, 2024 15:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business

Entrepreneurship, the act of starting or running a new business, is a key driver of economic growth, wealth and societal health. While women are increasingly becoming entrepreneurs across the globe, the field remains...