His Dark Materials: how to decode the story's linguistic secrets

Nov 24, 2019 14:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

The BBC dramatisation of Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy has brought to the screen a universe that the author describes as like ours, but different in many ways. One of the ways Pullman achieves this eerie blend...

George Elliot: 200 years on, valuable lessons for today's millennials and baby boomers

Nov 24, 2019 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

We hear a lot right now about tensions between different generations: baby-boomers versus millennials, for example. But those born 200 years ago combined characteristics of both these modern generations. The most famous...

Where are Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn visiting – and what do their travel plans tell us about the election?

Nov 24, 2019 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Road trips to drum up support are an essential part of any election and 2019 has, so far, been no exception. The closer we get to polling day, the campaign trail will be crossing the country at ever more frenetic speed....

Omega-3 fish oil as effective as drugs for some children with ADHD

Nov 24, 2019 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is quite common. It affects about one in 20 children and is three or four times more common in boys than in girls. Children with ADHD, which is characterised by inattention,...

From the Iliad to Circe: culture's enduring fascination with the myths of Troy

Nov 24, 2019 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

The story of the epic war fought over a woman has been told many times. It now lies at the heart of an exhibition at the British Museum opening on November 21. Troy: Myth and Reality introduces audiences to the history of...

Digital Currency Revolution

More than 1,000 cryptocurrencies have already failed – here's what will affect successes in future

Nov 24, 2019 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Digital Currency Business

Many cryptocurrencies have been launched in the past few years, often to great fanfare and celebration, only to fade and fail as the public and investors shun them. According to Coinopsy, which tracks such failures, there...

How England's broken planning system has created (not reduced) the risk of floods

Nov 24, 2019 14:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Recent floods in England have been described as unprecedented or even biblical events, often with the misguided assumption that they were unavoidable or unpredictable. That is not the case. Over the past few decades,...