Deforestation and the rise of industrial-scale farming in Africa could lie behind Ebola outbreak
By Richard Kock, Royal Veterinary College
The growing Ebola virus outbreak not only highlights the tragedy enveloping the areas most affected but also offers a...
EBA stress test needs to use tougher metrics when assessing banks’ solvency
By Prem Sikka, University of Essex
The results of the long-awaited European Banking Association (EBA) “stress tests” show that 25 banks were found wanting. Altogether,...
One giant leap for preservation: protecting moon landing sites
By Beth O'Leary, New Mexico State University
Who will preserve the first lunar landing site at Tranquility Base for future generations?
It seems an odd question...
Explainer: why are more Cubans migrating to the US?
By Jaime Suchliki, University of Miami
Compared to the number of Mexican immigrants entering the US through its southwestern border, migration of Cubans may seem...
Confucius doesn’t live here anymore
By Sam (George T.) Crane, Williams College
In today’s China, the philosopher Confucius is back. To mark his 2,565th birthday this September, the nation’s President,...
Panic and precaution: Ebola and the outbreak narrative
By Priscilla Wald, Duke University
It does not make the news when a two year old boy dies of Ebola in Guinea. Nor when his...
Explainer: why are schools adopting the Common Core?
By Jesse Rhodes, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The Common Core State Standards Initiative (or Common Core) is a quintessentially American approach to addressing the relatively...
This year’s economics Nobel is yet another triumph for the blackboard rather than the...
By David Spencer, University of Leeds
It’s that time of year again – when academic economics, thanks to the Nobel Prize announcements, is thrust into...
