Porn use is up, thanks to the pandemic

Apr 08, 2020 12:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic is affecting almost all aspects of daily life. Travel is down; jobless claims are up; and small businesses are struggling. But not all businesses are experiencing a downturn....

How Moi put foreign policy at the centre of his presidency

Apr 08, 2020 12:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Scholars have described the years during which Daniel arap Moi served as Kenyan president as the golden age of Kenyas diplomatic practice. Moi was the longest serving president of Kenya remaining in office from 1978 to...

A virtual Passover may be the first for many, but Judaism has a long history of ritual innovation

Apr 08, 2020 12:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across the globe, it is affecting how families celebrate important religious events such as Easter, Passover and Ramadan, which would normally involve the gathering of families. For...

Boris Johnson is in intensive care, so who is in charge in the UK?

Apr 08, 2020 12:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

The fact that Boris Johnson is in intensive care following his COVID-19 diagnosis reminds us that the UK is unusual in not having a clear system of who to turn to when the prime minister is incapacitated. Other...

Boris Johnson in hospital: constitutional expert on what this means for governance of the UK

Apr 08, 2020 12:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Since Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, was diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to an intensive care unit, the airwaves have been full of speculation about how government is being conducted in his...

Coronavirus & Easter: Lapsed Christians unlikely to return to church even in uncertain times

Apr 08, 2020 12:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Easter may be fast approaching but the fastest growing religious group is those who say they have no religion, commonly referred to as religious nones. This group currently represents just under a quarter of the population...

Traffic jams are contagious. Understanding how they spread can help make them less common

Apr 08, 2020 12:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Traffic jams may have disappeared from our roads as people stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we can be confident they will be back. Scientists have studied traffic and congestion for decades. We know a lot...