Two thirds of people in their 20s now live with their parents – here's how it affects their lives

Jan 19, 2019 09:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Gone are the days when living at home in your 20s was seen as an embarrassing sign of arrested development. Today, 63% of single adults between the ages of 20 and 29 live with their parents, as do just over half of 25- to...

Our obsession with taking photos is changing how we remember the past

Jan 07, 2019 12:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Last year I visited the Hermitage in St Petersburg, Russia one of the best art museums in the world. I was expecting to serenely experience its masterpieces, but my view was blocked by a wall of smart phones taking...

When pets are family, the benefits extend into society

Jan 07, 2019 12:21 pm UTC| Life

There is a growing global trend to consider pets as part of the family. In fact, millions of people around the world love their pets, enjoying their companionship, going for walks, playing and even talking to them. And...

Is the 'midlife crisis' a real thing?

Jan 07, 2019 12:19 pm UTC| Life

Middle age is often seen as lifes pivot point. A hill has been climbed and the view over the other side is unsettling. As Victor Hugo said: forty is the old age of youth and fifty the youth of old age. The idea adults...

Dealing with devil has long been a part of medicine

Jan 04, 2019 16:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

In the winter of 1566, 30 children in Amsterdam began to show signs of a disturbing affliction. The symptoms would strike without warning: the children would at first be seized by a violent frenzy, then fall to the ground,...

Message sent, received but no instant reply: how does that make you feel?

Jan 04, 2019 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Your phone chimes, its a message from your partner. You reply instantly because thats what you always do. Then you decide to add another message: By the way, I love you ☺ You see the read status appear under the...

Christmas leftovers: how long is it safe to keep them?

Dec 27, 2018 10:14 am UTC| Life

There are usually plenty of food leftovers from Christmas dinner, often enough to last for days. But food spoils some of it faster than others. If you dont want to spend the festive break in bed with a bout of food...