Why Ebola wasn’t stopped by huge investment in African healthcare
By Uli Beisel, Bayreuth University
Despite it being nearly six months after the Ebola outbreak was confirmed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), we are...
How Wall Street Tobacco Deals Left States With Billions in Toxic Debt
by Cezary Podkul ProPublica, Aug. 7, 2014, 8 a.m.
This story was co-published with Marketplace.
In November 1998, attorneys general from across the country sealed a...
Who owns the moon?
By Saskia Vermeylen, Lancaster University
Whether you’re into mining, energy or tourism, there are lots of reasons to explore space. Some “pioneers” even believe humanity’s...
Myth vs. Fact: Violence and Mental Health
by Lois Beckett ProPublica, June 10, 2014, 3:30 p.m.
After mass shootings, like the ones these past weeks in Las Vegas, Seattle and Santa Barbara,...
Is sending shoppers ads by Bluetooth just a bit creepy?
By Charlene Jennett, University College London and M Angela Sasse, University College London
Using Bluetooth wireless networking to send information to nearby smartphones, beacon technology...
Inside the New York Fed: Secret Recordings and a Culture Clash
by Jake Bernstein ProPublica, Sep. 26, 2014, 5 a.m.
Update: Senators react, Goldman changes conflicts of interest policy.
Barely a year removed from the devastation of...
Aboriginal people – how to misunderstand their science
By Ray Norris, CSIRO
Just one generation ago Australian schoolkids were taught that Aboriginal people couldn’t count beyond five, wandered the desert scavenging for food,...
Humans drained the Aral Sea once before – but there are no free refills...
By Anson Mackay, University College London
The Aral Sea has reached a new low, literally and figuratively; new satellite images from NASA show that, for...
