Where people live influences whether they stop working before pension age

Mar 09, 2016 08:22 am UTC| Life

The longer life expectancy of people in industrialised countries means governments are raising the ages at which citizens can apply for state pensions. In the UK, state pension age for both men and women is set to rise...

To beat the 'throwaway' waste crisis, we must design loveable objects – that last

Mar 08, 2016 10:42 am UTC| Life

We live in a world drowning in objects: households with a television in each room; kitchen cupboards stuffed with waffle makers, blenders and cappuccino whisks; drawers filled to bursting with pocket-sized devices powered...

Everything you ever wanted to know about nuisance phone calls

Mar 08, 2016 10:40 am UTC| Life

Weve all experienced it. Your phone rings, you pick it up, say hello and its someone you dont know trying to sell you something or a recorded message. Nuisance calls can be irritating, time-wasting and for some people,...

Feminism has failed and needs a radical rethink

Mar 07, 2016 22:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

There was a 1970s badge that declared: Women who want equality with men lack ambition. This statement neatly sums up the broad intentions of second-wave feminists to create radical shifts of gender power. On...

How our bias toward the future can cloud our moral judgment

Mar 07, 2016 22:35 pm UTC| Life Law

People are often forgiven for actions that they would never get permission for in the first place a phenomenon described as Stuarts Law of Retroaction. Children who watch TV for longer than they are allowed to, teenagers...

Massive expansion of universities in Asia raises tough questions on social mobility

Mar 07, 2016 22:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

Universities in East and South-East Asia have experienced significant expansion in the last few decades. Enrolment in higher education in Asia has increased by over 50% in the last 10 years and by a higher percentage in...

How should Indonesia deal with emerging religious cults?

Mar 07, 2016 03:00 am UTC| Life

In a small regency in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, more than 1000 members of a new religious sect called Gafatar have set up a commune over the past year. Most of them, including a general practitioner who was reported...