Explainer: what is jet lag and how can you overcome it?
Leon Lack, Flinders University
Long flights across many time zones often leave us feeling fatigued, sleepy, irritable and generally out of sorts. And it’s not...
Deadly Force, in Black and White
by Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara ProPublica, Oct. 10, 2014, 11:07 a.m.
Young black males in recent years were at a far...
Everything is normal again in North Korea as Kim Jong-un returns
By Adam Cathcart, University of Leeds
After a month’s absence from public life, fuelling idle speculation about a possible coup, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un...
Donald Trump supporters caught between respect for military and hatred of government
Donald Critchlow, Arizona State University
Donald Trump’s recent derogatory and off-the-wall attack on John McCain’s heroism, denigrating him because he was captured during the Vietnam...
Move over poker – Millionaire’s Chess offers high stakes in Vegas
By John Sharples, Lancaster University
This October, the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas is hosting a chess tournament with the largest prize fund in...
Paris and Los Angeles bids to host Olympics expose deeper crisis at Olympic Games
John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
It’s official: We now have hosts for the next two Summer Olympics. Paris will host in 2024...
In pursuit of happiness: why some pain helps us feel pleasure
By Brock Bastian
The idea that we can achieve happiness by maximising pleasure and minimising pain is both intuitive and popular. The truth is, however,...
Serial: your memory can play tricks on you – here’s how
By Catherine Loveday, University of Westminster
Six weeks ago I arrived back in London after my first trip to Australia. It felt considerably colder than...
