Are self-driving cars safe? Expert on how we will drive in the future

Jan 18, 2020 12:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Cars are changing fast. But are innovations such as autonomous and flying cars a bright new dawn, or just a wild pipe dream? And if they become the futures way of getting from A to B, can we trust them to take us there...

Virtual reality could expand therapy options in remote areas

Jan 18, 2020 12:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

In recent years, experts have focused on finding better ways to improve remotely delivered mental health care. Now, virtual reality (VR) may pave the way for myriad new opportunities. Using VR for remote therapy...

Why every company needs a Chief Fun Officer

Jan 18, 2020 12:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

It has long been recognised that all work and no play is likely to lead to less productive, dissatisfied workers. As far back as the 1930s, management researchers such as Elton Mayo and Mary Parker Follett noted that...

Heading into Iowa: Where do the Democratic candidates stand on health care coverage?

Jan 18, 2020 12:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

As Democratic presidential hopefuls gather in Iowa for the seventh debate, Iran and foreign policy will likely play a central role. But health care will remain the most important topic of debate for many Americans. No...

Can the Constitution stop the government from lying to the public?

Jan 18, 2020 12:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

When regular people lie, sometimes their lies are detected, sometimes theyre not. Legally speaking, sometimes theyre protected by the First Amendment and sometimes not, like when they commit fraud or perjury. But what...

Oil in Global Economy Series

Why the US-Iran conflict isn’t driving oil prices higher – and why it probably should

Jan 18, 2020 12:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Assassinations, militaries on high alert, geopolitical tensions at the boil. Any one of these in Persian Gulf countries would have roiled oil prices a few years ago. Today, even in combination, they hardly register. Is...

Think twice before shouting your virtues online – moral grandstanding is toxic

Jan 18, 2020 12:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

In an era of bitter partisanship, political infighting and ostracization of those with unpopular views, Americans actually agree on one thing: 85% say political discourse has gotten worse over the last several years,...