Tag: life & news
Will there be enough fish to go around? Not if we...
By Ruth H. Thurstan, The University of Queensland and Callum Roberts, University of York
Globally, we still catch enough fish to eat – just about....
It’s not fair! How the human equality condition can hold some...
By John McGowan, Canterbury Christ Church University
When you have more than one child, the importance of fairness seems to trump all other considerations, including...
Hard Evidence: what do primary school children need to eat?
By Melanie Wakeman, Birmingham City University
We should be concerned about our children’s diets. In 2011, nearly 10% of four to five-year-olds in the UK...
126,000 reasons why the Emma Watson hoax isn’t all bad news
By Evita March, Federation University Australia
In less than a week since actor Emma Watson’s stirring United Nations speech on gender inequality, two big things...
Britain’s love affair with cheap food could be coming to an...
By Tim Lang, City University London and Victoria Schoen, City University London
Political wrangling over food prices has a long history, and a difficult future....
Marine park review looks set to repeat past mistakes
By Lauren Butterly, Australian National University and Benjamin Richardson, University of Tasmania
In June 2012 the Labor government announced the “world’s largest” system of marine...
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...
US ups pressure on allies as strategy for fighting Islamic State...
By Christian Emery, Plymouth University
Less than a month since Barack Obama went to the American public with his strategy for defeating the Islamic State...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
