Tag: lifeandnews
Paid sick days and physicians at work: ancient Egyptians had state-supported...
Anne Austin, Stanford University
We might think of state supported health care as an innovation of the 20th century, but it’s a much older tradition...
Choose your future: a new law aims to provide better support...
V Scott Solberg, Boston University
Like many, my friend Paul stepped out of college and has struggled to find jobs with decent wages.
It is hard...
Growing up in the age of apps doesn’t have to be...
Janine M. Cooper, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Interactive devices allow parents to occupy their children for a time so they can complete a range of...
Rebirth of Progressivism may breathe new life in labor unions
Bob Bussel, University of Oregon
A decade and a half into the 21st century, the American labor movement resembles a chronically ill patient suffering from...
What does your musical taste say about your personality and lifestyle?
Adrian North, Curtin University
I’m quite used to receiving abuse concerning the content of this column, but in contrast my previous post (about why fans...
Sex education at school means students have sex safer and later
Wendy MacDowall, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Lessons at school have become the most common source of information about sexual matters for young...
Crying out for a change in mood on emotional disorders and...
Ron Rapee
A few weeks ago, my children came home from school to announce they were raising money for World Vision’s 40-hour famine.
Naturally, I applauded...
Who wants a BlackBerry these days? Millions in Africa and Asia
By Nigel Linge, University of Salford
BlackBerry, once the must-have device for the sweaty palms of executives and wannabe executives everywhere, has seen its global...
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The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...
Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University
Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...
